she wandered down the high street watching sleepy shop-keepers unlocking their doors and winding up their shutters , a young woman sluiced down the pavement in front of the butchers with a bucket of hot , soapy water , on the other side of the road the florists assistant brought out pots of rufous chrysanthemums and pale mauve michaelmas daisies and arranged them in rows outside the shops entrance , the smell of fresh coffee drifted across from the caribbean coffee shop , a touch of exotica in this traditional country town .