Status Updates From The Lacemaker and the Princess

"You said she stayed with you when you were sick," I reminded her.
"I would like to not have to be sick for her to stay with me," said Thérèse.

oh she ate

“I wanted to say that of course I was not delirious, that Thérèse was more than capable of wielding a poker, and that if the queen truly wanted Thérèse to act like a normal child, she should allow her to at least take action to keep herself warm. I understood that Thérèse must not empty chamber pots, but surely she could put wood onto the fire? Or if not her, then one of the undergovernesses?” that part.

i would not last a day with palace people