"Sunday evening would be a great time.  After the last meal of the day, as that comes first."  She nodded.  She planned to attend worship when she was able to premake up most of the meal the night before.  "It would not be at the proper tea time, of course, but just a time for us girls to just be at ease and visit after our duties are done."  She explained, not wanting to let Eleanor think she would take the girls from their duties.

"My governess was very strict about where I went and who I was around outside our household, but when I got old enough my mother thought I would want to go on my debut, meet a handsome man, and get married, I just wanted to go to school and cook.  They made a deal that if I had my debut and still wanted to go to school, then they would think about it."  She gave a shrug.  "They thought for sure I would find a proper husband and drop off the idea of being a chef.  They were so dismayed when that plan did not work and it even took a trick the chef and I did on them to actually get them to let me go along with my wishes."

She gave Eleanor a friendly look.  "You love your daughter.  You are teaching her to be the best person she can be.  Sometimes, trusting in your training and love.  There can be problems that come up, but there is no way to perfectly protect them."  She offered just something to think about.   "I don't know Ruth's story, but I doubt she walked into it thinking she would be alone with the baby.  Good people trust too easily often, I think, too. It doesn't mean that they are a bad person, just making mistakes.  I though would rather trust than distrust everyone I meet.  It would be a very miserable life, wouldn't it?"