Books are expensive, Sir. Even if there was a library, I would not be allowed in. You need... to go into a place like a hospital or a church, Sir, you need shoes. Sometimes Pa gives me his, but I would rather not wear them, for they are too big and the toes let in the water so they squelch under my foot. But sometimes he wishes me to go to the church.

[She sighs wistfully. If only she could have a family like this man describes. She's jealous, very jealous, and it tortures her to hear about them. But at the same time, she wants to hear about this Luck. It will, if nothing else, help her to imagine a nice family for herself when she's alone.]

Will you tell me of them, Sir? I like to hear such stories.