Read the passage from “The Lady’s Maid.”
Of course, I couldn’t. I had my young ladies. And what would I have looked like perched up there in my uniform?
Ellen is telling the story of a time she took her mistress’s nieces to the fair to ride the donkeys and realized how much she would have liked to have taken a ride herself.
What does this passage reveal about Ellen’s character?
Responses
She enjoys the responsibility of caring for young children.
She has a strong sense of duty and exhibits proper behavior.
She has an adventurous spirit that often leads her to trouble.
She resents the limitations placed on her by her mistress.