A Daughter's Duty
“Oh, the sewing room was busy enough, always bed linen to mend, uniforms to alter to fit as staff came and went in the hospital. But there was no piece work, nothing driving her to go faster and faster all the time. Not as there had been in the factory. Rose would have been contented enough in the small world of the sewing room were it not for the worry about Michael and Mary always nagging at the back of her mind.
‘Another batch for you, Lily,’ said Alice, dumping a pile of torn sheets on the t...able by her side. Alice was the boss of the sewing room, under Mrs Timms of course. She was a bustling, middle-aged woman, always cheery, working alongside Rose and the other girls.
‘Thanks, Alice,’ said Rose, and picking up the first item began the meticulous patching and mending for which she was beginning to get a reputation among the sewing-room staff. She applied herself to the job, taking pride in the neat patching and darning, and by elevenses had a good pile on the table of neatly mended and folded bed linen.MoreLess
‘Another batch for you, Lily,’ said Alice, dumping a pile of torn sheets on the t...able by her side. Alice was the boss of the sewing room, under Mrs Timms of course. She was a bustling, middle-aged woman, always cheery, working alongside Rose and the other girls.
‘Thanks, Alice,’ said Rose, and picking up the first item began the meticulous patching and mending for which she was beginning to get a reputation among the sewing-room staff. She applied herself to the job, taking pride in the neat patching and darning, and by elevenses had a good pile on the table of neatly mended and folded bed linen.MoreLess
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