A Change of Fortune
“She marvelled at the attitude of these people. Alice hadn’t seemed at all perturbed about sharing her bed. The cot was already empty, and she could hear the baby crying downstairs. If he had cried in the night, she hadn’t heard him, but she’d been exhausted and doubted if anything could have woken her up.‘Ah, you’re awake.’ Glad bustled into the room. ‘Up Alice, or you’ll be late for school.’The little girl tumbled out of bed and ran from the room with a bright smile on her face, then Glad stud...ied Jenny carefully. ‘You look better this morning. In bad need of a good night’s kip, you was.’Jenny sat up. ‘What time is it?’‘Half past seven. Now why don’t you get up, have a bite to eat and we’ll talk over what’s to be done.’Jenny swung her legs out of bed. ‘Where’s the bathroom?’‘We ain’t got one of those, Jen. There’s a privy and outhouse by the kitchen. I’ll boil you up a drop of water so you can have a wash.’ Then she bustled out again.Before going downstairs, Jenny glanced in the other two rooms on this floor.MoreLess
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