Sitting in the bleachers and hand-stitching a pillow, Elena said, "I'd like you to show me how to make really pretty stitches,"
Since I had folded the pillow together hastily on the bleachers--out of scraps she'd brought for that purpose, along with her entire sewing kit--I told her we'd do that next time she comes over and we can fold and iron it properly.
"Back in the old days (the days of Jane Austin) refined women were expected to do beautiful needlework, ride horses, speak two languages, and play a musical instrument."
"Well, I'm soon going to play a violin," she said. "I'd be a perfect girl for the old days."
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