He spoke without bitterness but with a firmness that was final.
"All right. I know what to expect now and I'll plan my own life."
"What do you mean?"
"That there's going to be a change in my relations to your servants for one thing."
"Your relations to my servants?" he repeated incredulously.
"Yes."
"In what respect?"
"I'm not going to take any more insolence from Minerva——"
"Keep out of the kitchen and let her alone. She's the best cook I ever had."
"If I keep this house for you, I demand the full authority of my position. I'll hire the servants and discharge them when I choose."