05-14-2021, 09:41 PM
"The kitchen," said Tobias. "Jenny will show you."
"This way, ma'm," said the girl, and she led Iris through the one other door.
Meanwhile, Tobias turned to the older woman. "Thank you, Mariann," and he handed her some coins.
The kitchen was spacious, given the modest size of the house. The floorboards were worn, but swept clean. There was a large table in the middle and long benches.
"There ye go, ma'm," said the girl, gesturing towards the bench. She sat down an picked up a shirt she had apparently been fixing in between other chores, but her hands didn't move, and instead, she watched with interest. "We all thought she was goin' to die. Me mam says all this bottle feedin' ain't good for bairns, and 'er bein' so small an' all."
"This way, ma'm," said the girl, and she led Iris through the one other door.
Meanwhile, Tobias turned to the older woman. "Thank you, Mariann," and he handed her some coins.
The kitchen was spacious, given the modest size of the house. The floorboards were worn, but swept clean. There was a large table in the middle and long benches.
"There ye go, ma'm," said the girl, gesturing towards the bench. She sat down an picked up a shirt she had apparently been fixing in between other chores, but her hands didn't move, and instead, she watched with interest. "We all thought she was goin' to die. Me mam says all this bottle feedin' ain't good for bairns, and 'er bein' so small an' all."
