| Description | Rix sends thanks for the trouble Brooke has taken. He states that their 'poor old' charwoman has returned, 'though she can hardly crawl about' and is unwilling to let anyone else take her place. However, Thursday and Friday are very heavy days, and she has agreed to have some help then, so Rix has engaged Miss Higginbottom[?] for four hours each Thursday and Friday, for which she will be given three shillings and six pence. If she is suitable, she will become a regular substitute, and may eventually succeed to Mrs Brooke's place. |