In which the diligent Una endures the humdrum rigours and cramped physical discomforts of office routine under the gruff but honest management of Mr. Troy Wilkins, finding small daily satisfactions amid the monotony and the occasional pangs of boredom. Her quiet observations of city life and her tentative intellectual aspirations offer a subtle counterpoint to the weary rhythms of her confined world, until an unexpected turn promises a break in the sameness.