Nadia sighed.  The breakfast had been acceptable.  In fact, the girl's overall work had been acceptable lately.  This was going to be harder than she thought.  Still, it was for the girl's own good.  It would not do to have the girl be shown up as the virtual peasant she was.<br/><br/>"The party.  You are no doubt aware that all of the girls in this household, who are of age, have been invited.  Well the fact is that I think it would do you more harm than good to go."  She ignored the look on the girl's face and went on.  "Besides embarrassing me, and yourself, you just do not possess the proper attire.  We can not have a member of this household, no matter how lowly, showing up looking like.... that!"  She took in the girl's appearance, from her mended dress, to the cinder stains on it and on her fair skin.  "It is simply unacceptable."<br/><br/>The fact was that the girl had been willful and talking in her whiny way for to long.  She obviously did not appreciate that step-mother knew best and had her best interest at heart.  After all, was she not saving her from public humiliation and giving her a whole six hours, during the party, to herself?