"She indulges me, though," he shrugs, smiling tautly.
He switches gears then, leading Jay through the basics of the farm. As they follow that fence-line, they eventually come to the corrals he might have seen on his ride up. There's a good-sized field, where horses are grazing, and nearer the barn is the pig pen. The goats are also penned up, but the chickens are loose and wandering the entire estate.
It also gives Samuel the opportunity to introduce Jay to the various other hands working today, and explain wages and accommodations to the boy.
Nearer the house, adjacent to the barn, are the bunks where most of the boys sleep.
(Because it just wouldn't do to have them in the house, you see.)
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"She indulges me, though," he shrugs, smiling tautly.
He switches gears then, leading Jay through the basics of the farm. As they follow that fence-line, they eventually come to the corrals he might have seen on his ride up. There's a good-sized field, where horses are grazing, and nearer the barn is the pig pen. The goats are also penned up, but the chickens are loose and wandering the entire estate.
It also gives Samuel the opportunity to introduce Jay to the various other hands working today, and explain wages and accommodations to the boy.
Nearer the house, adjacent to the barn, are the bunks where most of the boys sleep.
(Because it just wouldn't do to have them in the house, you see.)