Chapter Ten
Juliet worked hard in the days that followed, applying herself to her work with a ruthless zeal. So many things inside churned crazily, her Uncle’s appalling punishment of her cousin, the lack of affection and freedom in which she’d landed, and the ever present burning hurt of Joshua Crow’s abrupt disappearance from her life. It was good to work hard, and there was always plenty of that. With her cousin doing some of the tasks she had been assigned to, Juliet was given some new responsibilities that were a little less demanding and more pleasant, like polishing silver, and making beds, and dusting the second story of the huge house. Despite the few tatters and worn places, it was an impressive home, and her Uncle Andrew demanded that it sparkle brightly in every corner lest hi
