In the morning, Iris woke up early to start her chores.
With little money in the household, they could no longer afford to employ the one maid they had, so Iris took over the duties. Some of the work was tiring at first, but Iris adapted to it.
Iris gathered the blankets which needed to be washed and placed to dry in the sun.
"Did she buy the seeds I asked for?" Iris muttered, remembering the garden she wanted to start.
"What are you doing?" Agatha's question stopped Iris in her tracks.
"Washing the blankets. Tomorrow, I will wash our clothing," Iris answered.
Agatha stormed over to where Iris stood to snatch the basket from her hands. "Are you mad? Doing work within the home is fine, but you cannot go outside for the neighbours to see you. It is bad enough that we had to let the maid go, but I will not have others see you working."
Agatha set down the basket and said, "We do not need blankets yet."
