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Updated: May 9, 2025
"I presume no broideress is to be found in England, who can do such work as this?" said the Countess in a regretful tone. "Did my Lady wish to find one?" "I wished to have a scarf in my possession copied, with a few variations which I would order.
Old Abraham, cap in hand, bowed low before the Princess, and presented a closely-veiled, graceful figure, as the young broideress whom he had promised. "Lay thy veil aside, my maid," said the Countess, with most unusual kindness, considering that it was a Jewess to whom she spoke.
But I fear it cannot be done it would be almost necessary that I should see the broideress myself, to avoid mistakes; and I would fain, if it were possible, have had the work done under my own eye." "That might be done, perhaps. It would be costly." "Oh, I should not care for the cost. I want the scarf for a gift; and it is nothing to me whether I pay ten silver pennies or a hundred."
"My Lady has well said," returned the pedlar with a smile. "But I do not understand where the difficulty lies?" said the Countess, evidently disappointed. "Let my Lady pardon her servant. We have in our company nay, there is in all England one broideress only, who can work in this style. And I dare not make such an engagement on her behalf." "Still I cannot understand for what reason?"
The exquisite work which grew in Belasez's skilful hands evidently delighted the Countess. She was extremely kind, and the reserved but sensitive nature of Belasez went out towards her in fervent love. To Margaret, the Jewish broideress was an object of equal mystery and interest. She would sit watching her work for long periods.
Levina was a prey to that green-eyed monster which sports itself with the miseries of humanity. She had been the best broideress in the Castle until that day. And now she felt herself suddenly supplanted by a young thing of barely more than half her age and experience, who was called in, forsooth, to do something which it was imagined that Levina could not do.
In order to understand the value of these payments, we must multiply them by about sixteen. The wages of a broideress, according to the present worth of money, were, when high, six shillings a day. "And the device, what is it?" "Well, I counsel not any man to gainsay it. `It is as it is' there you have it." "Truly, a merry saying. And when shall it be, Clem?"
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