She sits in her own little office, and the ladies who are seeking employment wait in an anteroom, and are then shown in one by one, when she consults her ledgers and sees whether she has anything which would suit them.
Se sienta en un pequeño despacho, y las mujeres que buscan empleo aguardan en una antesala y van pasando una a una. Ella consulta sus ficheros y mira a ver si tiene algo que pueda interesarlas.