![]() ![]() Mattie takes over Polly’s duties in the coffeehouse, hearing her beloved Grandfather debate with customers about rumors of a yellow fever outbreak in the city. Mattie continues to daydream about her crush, Nathaniel Benson, and about running her own businesses someday, but she’s interrupted by Mother again-this time with the news that Polly has died suddenly of a fever. Eliza, the coffeehouse cook and Mattie’s closest confidant, serves her a generous breakfast but quickly shoos her outside to tend the garden. Mattie would rather daydream about escaping Philadelphia, much like Blanchard’s hot-air balloon which flew earlier that year, but she reluctantly complies. Mattie is needed immediately to help in their coffeehouse, since their serving girl, Polly, is late for work. The Ogilvie family is a somewhat comically self-important society family in Philadelphia.In August, 1793, 14-year-old Matilda “Mattie” Cook is awakened by her mother, Lucille Cook, scolding her for sleeping late. The events described in Chapter 7 occur on the same day as Chapter 6. She spills tea on herself and then begins to pant, finally collapsing with a high fever. Instead of being excited, however, Colette appears ill at ease and pale. The conversation turns to Colette's recent engagement. Ogilvie's youngest son Edward, Jeannine rudely interrupts and scoffs at the idea. Cook gently hints that Mattie might perhaps be a suitable wife for Mrs. The tea is particularly unpleasant for Mattie - her clothing is uncomfortable and fragile, her mother is distracted and unintentionally rude, and Colette and Jeannine are rude and insulting. ![]() Ogilvie and her two daughters, Colette and Jeannine. Mattie and her mother travel to the Ogilvie's expensive and large home where they are greeted by Mrs. ![]()
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