The only way of getting into the world that occurred to her was going
into service at Bristol, and she talked of this whenever she
specially hated her spinning, or if Patience ventured to complain of
her gadding about, gossipping with Nanny Pierce or Kitty Blane, or
getting all the young lads in Elmwood round her, to be amused and
teased by her lively rattle.
Patience began to be decidedly of opinion that it would be much
better for all parties that the girl should be under a good mistress.
Both she and Rusha were over sixteen years old; and though it was
much improved, the house was hardly fit for so many inhabitants, and
both Goody Grace and Dame Blane had told Patience that it would be
better, both for the awkward Rusha and the gay Emlyn, if they could
have some household training.
Mistress Elmwood, at the Hall, had noted the family at church, and
observed their perfect cleanliness and orderliness, and it was
intimated that at the Ladyday hiring, she would take Rusha among her
maidens.
Shy Rusha cried a great deal, and wished Emlyn would go instead, but
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