When herday‘s work waswas over, she amuedherself with reading, or music;sometimes she sat down to her wheel,and sang to her spinning.
As soon as they were settled in theircountry house, the merchant and hissons began to till the ground. Beautyrose every morning at four o‘clock,
and made haste to clean the house andprepare the dinner. She found herduties very painful and fatiguing atfirst, for she had not been accustomedto do the work of a servant;
