Lyddie lives in a corporation boarding house, which means that the only girls that are allowed to room there and eat there are girls that work in the factories. In addition to that rule, Mrs. Bedlow has other rules as well. No men and no children were allowed to live at the boarding house either. Mrs. Bedlow is not willing to let Rachel stay with Lyddie, because it is against the rules. Lyddie says that she can get Rachel hired on as a "doffer." If Rachel is working in the mills, then Mrs. Bedlow wouldn't be breaking any rules by allowing Rachel to live at the boarding house. Unfortunately, Rachel is not old enough or strong enough to doff. Lyddie begs Mrs. Bedlow to bend the rules for a week, which will be long enough for her to write a letter to her brother about Rachel. Mrs. Bedlow reluctantly agrees.
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