We could not go for a walk that afternoon. There was such a freezing cold wind, and such heavy
rain, that we all stayed indoors. I was glad of it. I never liked long walks, especially in winter. I used to
hate coming home when it was almost dark, with ice-cold fingers and toes, feeling miserable because
Bessie, the nursemaid, was always scolding me. All the time I knew I was different from my cousins,
Eliza, John and Georgiana Reed.
They were taller and stronger than me, and they were loved.