The Daring Ladies of Lowell
“There was no sun today, just a sky of sullen, gray clouds. It all matched Alice’s mood as she stared through the window out onto a wintry terrain.
All this visit had done was make the Fiske family feel better about themselves. They knew nothing about the people who worked for them. She was usually indifferent to that; it was a truth acknowledged with a shrug and a laugh and forgotten on payday. Why had she come? It had been the allure of stepping inside a fantasy; that’s what it had been. And s...he had wanted it, and now she was angry with herself. All they saw was a waif, a supplicant. A woman who knew nothing of the proper etiquette for wearing gloves. She squeezed her hands together, taking comfort from the soft leather of her friend’s gift. Lovey would have something wonderfully acerbic to say about the whole experience.
“I hesitate to say this to you, but I do wonder—why did you invite me?” she had asked Samuel just before stepping into the carriage. He was one of them, even after those graceful words at the dinner table; she must be cautious.MoreLess
All this visit had done was make the Fiske family feel better about themselves. They knew nothing about the people who worked for them. She was usually indifferent to that; it was a truth acknowledged with a shrug and a laugh and forgotten on payday. Why had she come? It had been the allure of stepping inside a fantasy; that’s what it had been. And s...he had wanted it, and now she was angry with herself. All they saw was a waif, a supplicant. A woman who knew nothing of the proper etiquette for wearing gloves. She squeezed her hands together, taking comfort from the soft leather of her friend’s gift. Lovey would have something wonderfully acerbic to say about the whole experience.
“I hesitate to say this to you, but I do wonder—why did you invite me?” she had asked Samuel just before stepping into the carriage. He was one of them, even after those graceful words at the dinner table; she must be cautious.MoreLess
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