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Quentin is describing a period in his childhood when their regular servant, Dilsey, was sick and was replaced for a time with Nancy. Quentin describes how he and his siblings, Caddy and Jason, would often have to go down to Nancy’s house and wake her so that she could begin her work. Quentin seems to remember being disappointed with the changeover from Dilsey to Nancy. This suggests that Dilsey is a reliable servant, who arrives to cook breakfast on time, while Nancy is not. The fact that the children throw rocks at her house to rouse her show that they…