Loveday's History by Lucy Ellen Guernsey

I STAID with Master Davis two months or more, always hoping to hear from my uncle and always disappointed.

Every one was kind to me. Master and Mistress Davis treated me like a daughter in every respect, and I strove to behave like a dutiful child to them. Mistress Davis found me plenty to do, knowing, dear soul that she ever was, that to make me useful was the way to make me feel at home. I have learned a good many precious recipes for distilling and preserving, and I liked nothing better than putting them in practice.