herself on the side of this child—whom she realized more fully than ever that she had never liked—was too much. She actually stamped her foot.
“No—certainly not,” she said. “She will wait on herself, and on other people, too. Leave the room this instant, or you’ll leave your place.”
Becky threw her apron over her head and fled. She ran out of the room and down the steps into the scullery, and there she sat down among her pots and kettles,
herself on the side of this child—whom she realized more fully than ever that she had never liked—was too much. She actually stamped her foot.
“No—certainly not,” she said. “She will wait on herself, and on other people, too. Leave the room this instant, or you’ll leave your place.”
Becky threw her apron over her head and fled. She ran out of the room and down the steps into the scullery, and there she sat down among her pots and kettles,