Mulled Murder (Pennyfoot Holiday Mysteries)
“Chubb stood in the middle of the kitchen, arms folded and a fierce scowl on her face. “Are you telling me,” she said, “that Madam hired you as a maid to work here throughout Christmas?”
Alice meekly nodded. “Yes, Mrs. Chubb.”
“Have you done any maid’s work before?”
Alice stared up at her. “I don’t know,” she said at last.
Feeling sorry for the girl, Gertie spoke up. “How could she know that?” she demanded. “She ain’t got no bloody memory, remember?”
Mrs. Chubb pinched her li...ps together. “Well,” she said at last, “I don’t know how much good you’ll be. You’ll just have to do your best and not get in anybody’s way. We don’t have the time to teach you anything. Not in the middle of the Christmas season and with a wedding and all. We’re rushed off our feet as it is.”
“I’ll teach her,” Gertie said, drying her hands on her apron.MoreLess
Alice meekly nodded. “Yes, Mrs. Chubb.”
“Have you done any maid’s work before?”
Alice stared up at her. “I don’t know,” she said at last.
Feeling sorry for the girl, Gertie spoke up. “How could she know that?” she demanded. “She ain’t got no bloody memory, remember?”
Mrs. Chubb pinched her li...ps together. “Well,” she said at last, “I don’t know how much good you’ll be. You’ll just have to do your best and not get in anybody’s way. We don’t have the time to teach you anything. Not in the middle of the Christmas season and with a wedding and all. We’re rushed off our feet as it is.”
“I’ll teach her,” Gertie said, drying her hands on her apron.MoreLess
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