The Noon Lady of Towitta (2010)
“It was a sunny day and she took me again into a shady part of the garden to a bench under one of the large peppercorn trees. She said we probably wouldn’t be disturbed there.
‘And I’ve brought us some fruit cake to share.’ She made me comfortable with a rug over my lap before I began the story of the next part of my life spent in Adelaide as a servant to a wealthy family.
The Waters family lived in a large two-storey house in North Adelaide that overlooked the Parklands and the centre of the ci...ty. I assisted a servant named Rebekah who was two years older than me. I helped her with the laundry, general housekeeping and in the kitchen. We came from the same region and our families knew each other from church. When Mrs Waters asked Rebekah if she knew of another girl who would like a situation, Rebekah – who had been at school with Pauline – thought of me.
It was no easy matter to leave the farm even though the money I earned in Adelaide would help it survive. Father erupted into spasms of rage at Mother who he believed had plotted with Mrs Waters to arrange the job.MoreLess
‘And I’ve brought us some fruit cake to share.’ She made me comfortable with a rug over my lap before I began the story of the next part of my life spent in Adelaide as a servant to a wealthy family.
The Waters family lived in a large two-storey house in North Adelaide that overlooked the Parklands and the centre of the ci...ty. I assisted a servant named Rebekah who was two years older than me. I helped her with the laundry, general housekeeping and in the kitchen. We came from the same region and our families knew each other from church. When Mrs Waters asked Rebekah if she knew of another girl who would like a situation, Rebekah – who had been at school with Pauline – thought of me.
It was no easy matter to leave the farm even though the money I earned in Adelaide would help it survive. Father erupted into spasms of rage at Mother who he believed had plotted with Mrs Waters to arrange the job.MoreLess
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