Magic Below Stairs (2011)
Magic Below Stairs
“He already behaved to everyone as if the work they did for him was important, and he never seemed to notice there was a rule that the servants should not speak to him unless he had spoken to them first. In Frederick’s case, Lord Schofield added curiosity to his usual courtesy.
“You haven’t seen anything of Billy Bly since I sent him away?” Lord Schofield asked, almost daily. “You would mention it if you had, I hope?”
Sometimes Frederick would listen hard as he polished furniture, but he never h...eard leaves rustling, nor ever felt the slightest sense of unseen companionship. “No, my lord,” he assured his employer. “Of course I would, my lord.”
“Excellent, Frederick. Good work. Keep it up.”
Frederick was unsettled by Lord Schofield’s air of friendly interest. Since he had explained about the business with Billy Bly to Bess first chance he had, he asked Bess for her opinion while they were scrubbing the kitchen floor together.
“No mystery there,” Bess said. “Magic is the one thing Lord Schofield truly cares about in this world, right?”MoreLess
“You haven’t seen anything of Billy Bly since I sent him away?” Lord Schofield asked, almost daily. “You would mention it if you had, I hope?”
Sometimes Frederick would listen hard as he polished furniture, but he never h...eard leaves rustling, nor ever felt the slightest sense of unseen companionship. “No, my lord,” he assured his employer. “Of course I would, my lord.”
“Excellent, Frederick. Good work. Keep it up.”
Frederick was unsettled by Lord Schofield’s air of friendly interest. Since he had explained about the business with Billy Bly to Bess first chance he had, he asked Bess for her opinion while they were scrubbing the kitchen floor together.
“No mystery there,” Bess said. “Magic is the one thing Lord Schofield truly cares about in this world, right?”MoreLess
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