At the girl's decision, Ellie nodded and her slender fingers began to nimbly pull the books from the shelf until her arms were fully loaded with literature. Though not so much that she couldn't see.

Gingerly leading the way over to the counter, Ellie placed the volumes on brown paper. Being of rigid shape wrapping them was straightforward, the leather and gold temporarily hidden by boring brown and trussd up with twine. Ellie's tongue poked out everso as she wrestled the paper and twine

"That's three pound, Miss" Ellie announced simply. Months of hard labour for a girl like her spent in an instant.

"Will ye be takin these books now, or would want me to deliver them shortly?" Ellie inquired. Where the rich allowed to carry parcels? Some didn't like to.