Chapter 6 Summary

Annabel calls the washing machine repair people and cannot get a repairman to come out that day. Then the maid, Mrs. Schmauss, shows up and tells her the machine is not broken, only filled past capacity. Annabel then begins to tell Mrs. Schmauss what her father said about the shirts, and Mrs. Schmauss tells her that shirts is one of things she refused to do since the day she was hired. Annabel asks what the other thing is that she refuses to do and Mrs. Schmauss takes her to Annabel's room and explains that she does not clean in there.

Annabel has realized that Mrs. Schmauss smells funny. Mrs. Schmauss is the one who brings up the missing gin, not Annabel, but Annabel quickly realizes that the maid has been drinking, explaining why the woman smells funny. Then when Mrs. Schmauss blames the...