Chapter Three – Rachel Graham
As the days and weeks passed, Reverend Matthews and Elizabeth Fry learned to get along quite amicably. It wasn't an easy period for either of them, but by being straight to the point and stating their expectations, both party found that they could work together without brushing the other up the wrong way too often. Archie, for his part, felt suffocated by the housekeeper's kindness and reminders as he really wasn't used to being told that it was 'lunchtime and he really should eat something', nor was he comfortable with her going upstairs to gather his dirty laundry for washing, a chore that he found far too personal. There had been a tense exchange when the vicar had finally broached his concerns, but a mutual agreement had been found whereby Archie would lo
