Marrying Christopher
“She’d avoided the task as long as possible, using the excuse that Lydia was still too sick for her to spend an entire afternoon away from her. And when that was no longer true— with Lady Cosgrove out of bed and able to watch over her daughter— Marsali had reluctantly bundled the garments in the bedding also needing to be washed, then hauled the lot up to the deck. Delaying the dreaded chore even longer, she’d decided to wash her own few articles of clothing first and had just finished hanging t...hem out to dry on the clothesline Mr. Tenney had kindly strung up for her on deck, outside the kitchen.
Perhaps my duties below stairs were not so bad after all, she mused as she picked up the first of Lydia’s nightgowns. Pinching the fabric between her finger and thumb and holding it as far away from her as possible, she carried it to the washtub, then dropped the gown in the water, where it merely floated on the surface. Marsali frowned as she watched the garment, willing it to submerse of its own accord.MoreLess
Perhaps my duties below stairs were not so bad after all, she mused as she picked up the first of Lydia’s nightgowns. Pinching the fabric between her finger and thumb and holding it as far away from her as possible, she carried it to the washtub, then dropped the gown in the water, where it merely floated on the surface. Marsali frowned as she watched the garment, willing it to submerse of its own accord.MoreLess
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