13/42 "Mrs.Medlock said I was to carry tha' breakfast an' tea an' dinner into th' room next to this. I'll help thee on with thy clothes if tha'll get out o' bed. If th' buttons are at th' back tha' cannot button them up tha'self." When Mary at last decided to get up, the clothes Martha took from the wardrobe were not the ones she had worn when she arrived the night before with Mrs.Medlock. "Mine are black." She looked the thick white wool coat and dress over, and added with cool approval: "Those are nicer than mine." "These are th' ones tha' must put on," Martha answered. "Mr.Craven ordered Mrs.Medlock to get 'em in London. |