“I’m sure he was, and I’m sure it was a hardship for you to engage the boy.” She spoke with a warm smile.
Robert held out his arm for her and she took it. “Have I told you that you have a lovely smile?” He asked. Immediately, Amelia stopped smiling. “No, please don’t stop. I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“You didn’t upset me. It’s just that you don’t treat me like an employee.”
“I don’t think of you as just an employee. I think of you as a friend, and I hope that in time you will feel the same way about me.”
“You are too liberal with me. You don’t treat all your employees the same. I am not your equal.” She said.
“And you are far too well educated to have been a scullery maid.”
“Is it a crime for someone to be educated?” She asked.
“No, but I know you are not all that you seem. I hope
