When the seamstresses arrived Delaney had them brought upstairs to an extra bedroom. Mrs. Crouch sent William to join them and some of the maids brought up tea and cakes for them to enjoy while working.
The young servant boy stood nervously in a corner watching the beautiful duchess talk and laugh with the women from the village. She picked through little pieces of fabric, picking out the ones she liked and one of the women set them together in a pile.
"Alright young man," the main seamstress spoke, "It's time we get your measurements. Come over here."
William hesitated, eyes wide, and looked past the woman to his mistress. Delaney smiled at him warmly.
"It's alright Will," she assured him, "Come over this way and stand in the light so they can get your measurements to make sure all the clothes fit."
