I never like to see my assistants agitated.
“Sit down, my good girl,” I said soothingly. “Do not be afraid; I know what pains you take to serve me. Now, what is it?”
“Madame has dismissed me.”
I had feared as much.
“On what grounds?”
“She gave none, except that she was leaving home.”
I pricked up my ears.
“Did she tell you where she was going?”
“Yes, to her estates in the country.”