She followed him as instructed, picking up her carpetbag on the way and forgetting the rest of her tea. She gazed around as he gave her a tour, and then when asked about the copper, she was blank in the face. "N... No sir?" she replied with a question as if she had never heard of such a contraption before. She sighed then, wanting to cry because she was incompetent for such a job and he was gracious enough to hire her on a trial basis anyway. It wouldn't be hard at all to see that she was overwhelmed by the day.

"What is a copper? I am sure I can learn---" She needed to stop saying that since he had already hired her.