Alice Bennet's childhood Part 1
June 1807 “Such a lovely little girl, you are. Did you know,” Mother began, “that the easiest way to tell the difference between a girl and a grown lady is how she wears her hair? A young girl will wear it down while a grown lady will wear it up.” Alice thought about this and realized that the only time she had seen mother’s hair down was if she was abed. “Don’t squirm, dear,” her Mother intoned corrected from behind her. Mother maintained a firm grip on her hair so the braided strands would not be lost. “You’ll be free to go in a moment.” Alice straightened, wishing to be obedient – she would be a lady soon and had to know how to sit still. Six is so close to being a lady, Alice thought. She should most definitely practice while she could as she knew her life would be dramatically different as a grown lady. Now she had James but she knew that would not always be so. She would marry and James would find a career and they would likely only see each other during holida...