rusk sweet, raised bread or cake, sliced and toasted or baked a second time.
Mericky Chloe calls the baby girl "Mericky," perhaps short for "America"; in a later chapter, she will call the child "Polly."
trundle-bed a low bed on small wheels or casters, that can be rolled under another bed when not in use.
parchment a document written or printed on parchment.
