When he gave her that very long look, her face fell, even more so when he began to explain what it was. She could only say, "Oh..." rather thickly. Her eyes dropped from his and she said, "I wasn't allowed in the kitchen as a child because mother was afraid of me getting my clothes dirty. Ladies, she said, did not dirty their pretty frocks. I never liked that rule." And then she lifted her chin, hardening her expression some. "It doesn't matter now, I have no choice but to learn if I wish to eat or bathe, correct? I -will- learn."