“But I don"t like the woman, my Lord, and I can"t see that opinion changing. She bosses George around as though he"s a child without a mind of his own. She"s a bully in the house as well. George is like a dormouse, never saying an evil word about anyone. He speaks highly of everyone he comes across. Lately he"s become morose and withdrawn. Perhaps it"s my imagination or the wedding planning, but I really do think it"s time for me to go. June, that"s Mrs Tomkins, has settled in nicely doing the housekeeper role that was in truth becoming too much for me. It"s those flights of stairs that tire me out. Did you know that there"s almost sixty from the basement to the top of the house?” I did, but I made no reply.
“I would think, given the way she speaks about food being the devil"s trappings o
