“During the summer, we bathe in this pool cause of the cool water. In the winter we bathe in the water from the well that is heated and poured into a bucket. It doesn’t take long to relax in the dead of winter with a hot bath, but I prefer this pool to anything.”
I was amazed at this style of bathing but was happy that I had a pure source of water to bathe within. Percy bid me a good bath and left for the servants’ homes to check on them again. I could tell that this was his usual night as he seemed to move in the direction of the farthest homes to work his way back. He had given me instruction to meet him back at the barn once I had finished bathing. I quickly moved down into the water without clothing and began splashing around. I could feel the water cool upon my skin.
I worried that
