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Rachel stood looking down at the sirloin of beef she had ordered from / the butcher and which now lay on the kitchen table. She was rather / dismayed at the size of it and wondered how it ought to be cooked. She / was determined that Luke should be well fed so that his mother should / have no excuse to accuse her of not taking proper care of her son.
Polly was upstairs doing the bedrooms, and Rachel was thankful that / she was not near to see her perplexity. Then the front door opened and / she heard Mrs. Greville calling her. Vexed at being taken by surprise, / Rachel resolved to lock the front door in future. She went into the / hall to meet her mother-in-law, closing the kitchen door behind her. / Mrs. Greville gave her a hearty kiss.