She is older than I like servants to be, that is, when they first come to us.

A young girl is teachable, but when a servant has once got into certain ways there is never any altering them.

However, if she knows her work it does not matter; and there's one comfort, at her age she is less likely to be coming to us one day or other soon and saying that she wants to leave us to get married." The new servant, Anna, as she was called in the house soon settled down to her duty.

Miss Penfold allowed that she knew her work and did it carefully.

The servants did not quite understand the newcomer.