The maid is so good-natured and full of gratitude, that she is an inspiration to all- at least, I suppose she is supposed to be the model for the subservient underclass.
She also pours out her charitable goodness on an orphaned maid in her aunt’s house. And Rose discovers that this is what women are for: to take care of boys. For love of her, to stay in her good graces, these boys will do anything. When another, older cousin, falls in with a bad crowd and falls out with his more stable cousins, it is Rose who brings him back in line. When one of her cousins becomes ill, she nurses him back to health. There is no higher calling for a young lady and nothing that would please him more. When Rose wants to learn more, to find an occupation (despite being an heiress–just in case she becomes poor and needs to fend for herself) her uncle points her in the direction of housekeeping. A sweet if saccharine tale.īut this dated novel quickly takes this moral lesson and pushes it farther. Shortly, the girl, Rose, grows into a happy, healthy child.
He prescribes healthy food, plenty of fresh air and exercise, and comfortable clothing instead of corsets and tight belts. When her uncle appears and takes charge, her life changes. (They are extraordinarily chivalrous boys.) She is sinking fast until her cousins come to cheer her and she sees they are not as terrifying as she feared. Her aunts want to shelter and coddle her. This is a problem, since she has seven boy cousins now living nearby, who are noisy and who love boats and horses. She is quiet, frail, and timid, scared of horses, boats, and noisy boys. The premise is: a young girl, thirteen years old, is orphaned and must go to live with her great aunts while awaiting the arrival of her guardian-uncle, Dr.
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