Alexander looked intently at his butler, letting out a sigh of exasperation before responding:
"I'll postpone the visit to the tailor with the young American until tomorrow," he said, clearly annoyed.
Campbell dared to suggest, "If you want dresses made for Miss Smith, Thomas and Jaime could take her this afternoon. I’ll manage everything here while they’re gone."
"No, I’ll go with her!" Alexander exclaimed, his voice filled with irritation, shouting so loudly that Campbell instinctively closed his eyes and sighed. "In fact, I don’t want Thomas to be too close to the outsider. Does he have too much free time? Put him to work; the garden is dry—have him fix it, feed the horses, or help Jaime with his chores. I've noticed... the American talks a lot about him. For some reason, I don’t lik
