Well, maybe not in good view of the front entrance, but there sure is a person matching that description innocently doing laundry by a nearby stream.

... If one pays attention, one might notice that this is a very good place to hear people walking over the bridge that crosses the stream. And one would need to cross that to get to town. And that sound carries better when there aren't trees blocking the way, such as if instead of trees there is a stream.

Almost like someone has put a lot of thought into this.