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enormous, she could barely see Robert over the immense pile. “Now, Robert... you're the only one who knows about my meeting with James. Whatever you do, please keep it between you and me. I don't want anyone else to find out.”
“ James?! You're already on a first name basis with the man? Then it must really be love at first sight!”
Robert collected his bundle and nudged open the door. Together, they waddled down the hall with their massive piles of dirty bedsheets. The next bedroom they entered was a guest room that hadn't been occupied in ages.
“ For your information, Robert, I do not believe in love at first sight!” Cynthia dropped her bundle and went to the bed.
“ Awww. And here I was thinking you've been hopelessly in love with me from the first moment you saw me!” When he saw her incredulous expression, he added, “Ah, don't give me that look! I'm only teasing you, Princess. I know you only have eyes for Lord Magnificent.”
“ I don't have eyes for anyone ,” Cynthia assured him. She watched Robert yank the blankets from the bed, and when he did, a giant dust cloud erupted in his face. He was possessed by a temporary coughing fit, which almost had her feeling sorry for him.
As Cynthia stared at the mountain of linens they had collected, she wondered how she was supposed to carry them. Any human being would surely struggle to heft such a heap. “Why couldn't we have deposited half of these in the washroom?! This seems a bit... excessive.”
“ Nah. It's best to gather them all at once,” Robert insisted, squinting. The dust was having a lasting effect on his eyes, which were red-rimmed with irritation. “So, does Lord Magnificent know who you are?”
“ Lord Charmington thinks I'm a maid. At least... I think he does. He did seem awfully suspicious.” Cynthia lifted her bundle and toddled to the door. “Are you done asking questions?”
“ Why do you ask? Are my questions annoying?”
“ Yes,” she answered firmly. “Quite.”
“ Then no, I'm not done asking questions,” Robert said with a grin. But his grin was wasted, as she could no longer see him. Once again, the linens were obstructing her view. “I rather enjoy being an annoyance.”
Cynthia left the room and hurried to the washroom. She had hoped to leave Robert behind; unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before he caught up to her. She could hear him squawking behind her.
“ Oh, Cynthia, you are too fun to tease!” Robert laughed. “I'm only trying to lighten the mood! Don't you need a laugh?”
“ I do need a laugh! Alas, your humor is lost on me!”
“ CYNTHIA!”
When she heard her name, Cynthia winced. She recognized the speaker, and it definitely wasn't Robert. Cynthia tried to peek around the bundle, and when she did, she saw Georgiana heading toward them.
“ Well well, Cynthia, you look rather busy,” Georgiana haughtily observed. “But not too busy for me, I hope?”
Cynthia tried to sound aloof. “Is there something you require?”
“ Actually, there is. I was hoping you might be my... personal servant for the day,” Georgiana said. “I think it's ridiculous that Mama and Roland won't hire any more servants, when I obviously require the assistance of a maid.”
“ What do you want, Georgiana?” Cynthia asked gruffly.
“ Now now... you shouldn't speak to me that way, Cynthia.” Georgiana clicked her tongue a few times. “You're a servant now, and in case you've forgotten, you need to show me some respect! Now... let us try again, shall we? I'll say... I require the assistance of a maid. Now, how do you think you should respond?”
Cynthia had to draw a deep breath before replying. “I... would be happy to help you, Georgiana.”
“ Georgiana?! That's rather informal, don't you think?” Georgiana pointed out. “You don't think that man would call me by my name, do you?” She pointed at Robert. “Well, never mind. I'll overlook it... just this once. Now, when you've divested
“ James?! You're already on a first name basis with the man? Then it must really be love at first sight!”
Robert collected his bundle and nudged open the door. Together, they waddled down the hall with their massive piles of dirty bedsheets. The next bedroom they entered was a guest room that hadn't been occupied in ages.
“ For your information, Robert, I do not believe in love at first sight!” Cynthia dropped her bundle and went to the bed.
“ Awww. And here I was thinking you've been hopelessly in love with me from the first moment you saw me!” When he saw her incredulous expression, he added, “Ah, don't give me that look! I'm only teasing you, Princess. I know you only have eyes for Lord Magnificent.”
“ I don't have eyes for anyone ,” Cynthia assured him. She watched Robert yank the blankets from the bed, and when he did, a giant dust cloud erupted in his face. He was possessed by a temporary coughing fit, which almost had her feeling sorry for him.
As Cynthia stared at the mountain of linens they had collected, she wondered how she was supposed to carry them. Any human being would surely struggle to heft such a heap. “Why couldn't we have deposited half of these in the washroom?! This seems a bit... excessive.”
“ Nah. It's best to gather them all at once,” Robert insisted, squinting. The dust was having a lasting effect on his eyes, which were red-rimmed with irritation. “So, does Lord Magnificent know who you are?”
“ Lord Charmington thinks I'm a maid. At least... I think he does. He did seem awfully suspicious.” Cynthia lifted her bundle and toddled to the door. “Are you done asking questions?”
“ Why do you ask? Are my questions annoying?”
“ Yes,” she answered firmly. “Quite.”
“ Then no, I'm not done asking questions,” Robert said with a grin. But his grin was wasted, as she could no longer see him. Once again, the linens were obstructing her view. “I rather enjoy being an annoyance.”
Cynthia left the room and hurried to the washroom. She had hoped to leave Robert behind; unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before he caught up to her. She could hear him squawking behind her.
“ Oh, Cynthia, you are too fun to tease!” Robert laughed. “I'm only trying to lighten the mood! Don't you need a laugh?”
“ I do need a laugh! Alas, your humor is lost on me!”
“ CYNTHIA!”
When she heard her name, Cynthia winced. She recognized the speaker, and it definitely wasn't Robert. Cynthia tried to peek around the bundle, and when she did, she saw Georgiana heading toward them.
“ Well well, Cynthia, you look rather busy,” Georgiana haughtily observed. “But not too busy for me, I hope?”
Cynthia tried to sound aloof. “Is there something you require?”
“ Actually, there is. I was hoping you might be my... personal servant for the day,” Georgiana said. “I think it's ridiculous that Mama and Roland won't hire any more servants, when I obviously require the assistance of a maid.”
“ What do you want, Georgiana?” Cynthia asked gruffly.
“ Now now... you shouldn't speak to me that way, Cynthia.” Georgiana clicked her tongue a few times. “You're a servant now, and in case you've forgotten, you need to show me some respect! Now... let us try again, shall we? I'll say... I require the assistance of a maid. Now, how do you think you should respond?”
Cynthia had to draw a deep breath before replying. “I... would be happy to help you, Georgiana.”
“ Georgiana?! That's rather informal, don't you think?” Georgiana pointed out. “You don't think that man would call me by my name, do you?” She pointed at Robert. “Well, never mind. I'll overlook it... just this once. Now, when you've divested
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