An Orphan's Journey by Rosie Goodwin

Author:Rosie Goodwin [Goodwin, Rosie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

She was buried in the small churchyard close to the grave of Mrs Forbes’s little daughter with only a simple holly wreath to mark the spot, for it was too cold as yet for fresh flowers to grow there. The whole household mourned her passing, apart from Freda, who had never made a secret of the fact that she despised the woman.

Once the funeral was over, Pearl was busier than ever because as well as her duties as lady’s maid she now had to take on the running of the household, answering the door to visitors, serving tea to the family and all the other jobs that Mrs Veasey had done.

By mid-April the long hours were taking their toll on her and Mrs Forbes began to worry. ‘I think you are doing too much,’ she told her one afternoon. ‘I’ve been thinking of taking on a parlour maid to take some of the weight off your shoulders.’

For the first time in days, Pearl really smiled. ‘In that case, ma’am, I think I know just the person!’

‘Excellent, then you must bring her to meet me,’ Mrs Forbes said and Pearl could hardly wait to pass on the good news to Susan.

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