In What Way Is Lizzy Newberry A Highly Unusual Woman For Her Time?

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tries to
defend herself by saying ‘’Smuggling is carried on here by some of the
people,’’ and ‘’It has been their practice for generations, and they think
of it as no harm.’’ Then to astonish Mr.Stockdale even more, she begins to
show him how to extract the liquor from the barrels, by tapping one of the
hoops around the barrel, forward using an awl, then making a small hole in
the part that was once covered by the hoop. Then Lizzy shows Mr.Stockdale
that she has to replace the liquor taken with water, other wise the buyers
will know that some has been taken. This knowledge that Lizzy has is very
unusual for a woman of her time, and Mr.Stockdale is very shocked about the
smuggling and the extracting of the liquor.

The following day when Lizzy asks Mr.Stockdale if he wants a fire
in his room he refuses and then doesn’t see her for the whole of the
following day because she spends the day in bed, which is unusual for
anyone.

On page 100 Mr.Stockdale notices a man in the bushes, ...

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