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1. Who is the nursemaid speaking to at the very start of "The Old Nurse's Story" and what family member is she telling them about?

The nursemaid is speaking to some children at the start of the story. She is telling them about their mother.

2. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?

Hester was the mother's nursemaid. She seems to think she was very special. She tells the children though they were all special in their own way, none can compare to their mother.

3. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?

Miss Rosamond's mother was Miss Furnivall. And her father, a clergyman, was Mr. Esthwaite. The two died just weeks apart when Miss Rosamond was 4 or 5.

4. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?

Miss Furnivall asked Hester never to leave her daughter. Hester says that even if she had not been asked, she "would have gone with the little child to the end of the world" (1).

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