Énoncé
The story is set in Australia. The main character is an Aborigine. (The Aborigenes are the native colored inhabitants of Australia)
"You are a lucky girl, Elizabeth. You have been given a chance, a chance for a better life." The train clicked on. Mrs Carlyle stared out the window again for a moment before returning to stare at the teenage girl whose head was bent down towards her shiny new shoes."Look at me when I speak to you, Elizabeth." Garibooli lifted her face and looked across into the blue eyes. She had been taught to look away when an older person addressed her. But then, she realised, Mrs Carlyle was not Eualeyai or Kamillaroi so it must be different for her. She looked at Mrs Carlyle's sky-coloured eyes, noticed the wrinkles that danced around her tightly wound(1) mouth and the thin layer of powder that dung to her skin."You must do exactly as you are told in the house and do everything that the housekeeper tells you. Without complaint. And as best you can. The Howards are very kind to let you stay with them and earn your keep so you must do everything you're asked. Do you understand? And from now on, your name is Elizabeth, and Elizabeth only".Elizabeth – once Garibooli, now Elizabeth, and Elizabeth only – nodded, too fearful to ask the one question, the only question, that mattered to her: when was she going home? It was mid-morning when Elizabeth arrived in the country town whose trees were bursting with pink and white blossoms. The name was written on the station building, in big black letters: PARKES.They were met by a warm-looking, fleshy young woman in a brown felt hat. Elizabeth felt a surge of relief at the sight of the butter-coloured woman, a contrast to the steeliness of Mrs Carlyle. This was Miss Grainger, the housekeeper.Mrs Carlyle peered sternly into the young girl's face, "Remember what we spoke about on the train, about you behaving and doing your best. Miss Grainger will look after you but you must be obedient and respectful to