1, When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.

2, When we reached the homestead and were sitting on the stoep drinking our coffee, we heard that Richard had left quite suddenly and had gone back to England.

3, When we reached the homestead and were sitting on the stoep drinking our coffee, we heard that Richard had left quite suddenly and had gone back to ...

4, When I arrived I found her sitting on the stoep . She looked lonely and pathetic.

5, When I arrived I found her sitting on the stoep.

6, When I arrived I found her sitting on the stoep . She looked lonely.