As in the painting “Awakened Shame” by Hunt, the room is filled with symbolic signs hinting at the position of the girl. Cracked window glass, torn curtains and a shabby table speak of poverty and exploitation, on which the owner’s miserable possessions are exposed: scissors, Indian rosary, hairpin scarves.
A few coins on the table are probably her ridiculous fee from a client who is already about to leave. For the mirror frame, in which the worn paisley shawl hanging on the bed is reflected, the opened letter is thrust – it is likely that the mental state of the girl is caused by them.
Related Paintings 
Honte éveillée – William Hunt 
La vergüenza despierta – William Hunt 
The Candle of Peace by William Holman Hunt 
Valentine, who saves Sylvia from Proteus by William Holman Hunt 
The interior of the library of the landlord’s house by Stanislav Zhukovsky 
Interior with table by Vanessa Bell 
Interior by Guy Johnson 
Grandma’s party by Alexey Korzukhin
Honte éveillée – William Hunt La vergüenza despierta – William Hunt The Candle of Peace by William Holman Hunt Valentine, who saves Sylvia from Proteus by William Holman Hunt The interior of the library of the landlord’s house by Stanislav Zhukovsky Interior with table by Vanessa Bell Interior by Guy Johnson Grandma’s party by Alexey Korzukhin