the trail was often covered with brush or broken tree branches and that would cause them to lose the trail . that would be true , mrs. burke . a large , rounded table of finely polished wood . the table , on which she did all her work and ate all her food , lacked the worn , used feel she had grown to love . she gave a curt nod , and emma was dragged off out of my line of sight . i was afraid that if i told you , you would not have started . 