On Monday, Amelia's bad feeling about Raquel came true. Raquel arrived at the atelier shortly after Amelia's shift started at two in the afternoon. As seemed to be her custom, Raquel ignored the other clients in the waiting room and demanded to be attended to first. She also demanded that Amelia attend to her again, even after Margarida explained that Amelia had no experience or skill in adjusting clothes. Raquel remained impassive until Margarida gave in and asked Amelia to handle the adjustments to her dress. Amelia got the impression that Margarida often gave in to Raquel's whims, and she almost felt sorry for her for having to put up with such a difficult niece.
Although Amelia had designed the dress, she was still surprised to see it on Raquel. It looked even more beautiful than she
