With no one around, Lily began to immerse herself in the chores. She dusted the shelves, straightened books, and cleaned the tables and chairs. Her je...ns hugged her rounded bottom as she bent over here and there to perform the various tasks Lily had a body that was made to incite lust in to the hearts of men, and maybe even a few women. She had rich, dark red hair that revealed her Scottish heritage, emerald-colored eyes, and a classic beauty that could never be made at the hands of a surgeon.. We bought three of them. We also bought a set of patterns for military BDUs and six industrial sewing machines. Rather than spend our time cuttting and sewing clothes for all of us by hand we bought three sets of tan BDUs for everyone, and what appeared to be way, way too many pairs of boots.A seamless sock-knitting machine had been invented near the time of the American Civil War and had gone through several generations of improvements since. We invested in four smaller models along with. Twice. But of course, she couldn't get elected. She'd spent so much time focusing on her studies and qualifications that she ignored her public image. As much as she hated it, that was an important part as well. A part she had thus far ignored.She was a bland girl. Not ugly, but certainly not what men would call attractive. She was short and thin and flat. And she was getting sick of people in her classes asking her if she was a high school student. It's not her fault she didn't have huge. They were a dirty, nasty looking lot. She smiled because Jacob had always seemed so clean."Mrs. Lambert," Jacob said as she reined in beside him. "I'd like for you to meet Ann Rhodes."Marnie did a double take at the dust-covered girl who was riding to Jacob's right. The rest of the hands had gone past and to the ranch."Miss Rhodes," she said while shooting Jacob a glance. "It's nice to meet you."Ann's face lit up in a smile."You, too, Mrs. Lambert," she said. "Jacob, uh, Mr. Dunleavy has told.