‘Agnes tells me as much, practically every day.’
‘Who’s Agnes?’
‘She’s the housekeeper at Crosswinds. She’s also the woman who delivered me. Mum hired her when she was pregnant because of Agnes’s midwifery skills. She didn’t want any man attending to her, you see. Agnes helped raise me, too. But she gave up when I was around seven. They say that’s the age of reason. Agnes claims seven was the age of my becoming unreasonable.’
‘Perceptive woman, this Agnes.’
‘Really!’
‘Well, you do suffer from a serious lack of discipline and self-control. One day someone is going to have to take you in hand.’
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