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expected I would have the hardest tasks.
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Girl With a Pearl Earring?
The laundry needed to soak for a day before I could wash it. In the storage room that led
down to the cellar I found two pewter waterpots and a copper kettle. I took the pots with
me and walked up the long hallway to the front door.
The girls were sitting on the bench. Now Lisbeth had the bubble blower while Maertge fed
baby Johannes bread softened with milk. Cornelia and Aleydis were chasing bubbles.
When I appeared they all stopped what they were doing and looked at me expectantly.
You're the new maid the girl with the bright red hair declared.
YesCornelia.
Cornelia picked up a pebble and threw it across the road into the canal. There were long
scratches up and down her arm — she must have been bothering the house cat.
Where will you sleep?
Maertge askedwiping mushy fingers on her apron.
In the cellar.
We like it down there Cornelia said. Let's go and play there now On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaaacze[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
She darted inside but did not go far. When no one followed her she came back outher
face cross.
Aleydis I said [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Why all these interminable descriptions of birds, extending my hand to the youngest girl [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], will you show me where to get
water from the canal?
She took my hand and looked up at me. Her eyes were like tw
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