hannah (with a world of meaning, well under control). No, Ma'am. (A pause.) I made up the bed in the red room; was that right, Ma'am?
julia (archly surprised). What? Then you knew someone was coming? Why did you pretend, Hannah?
hannah. Well, Ma'am, you see, you hadn't told me before.
julia. I couldn't. One cannot always be sure. (This mysteriously.) But something tells me now that she is to be with us. I have been expecting her over four days.
hannah (picking her phrases a little, as though on doubtful ground). It must be a long way, Ma'am. Did she make a comfortable start, Ma'am?
julia. Very quietly, I'm told. No pain.
hannah. I wonder what she'll be able to eat now, Ma'am. She was always very particular.
julia. I daresay you will be told soon enough. (Thus in veiled words she conveys that Hannah knows something of Mrs. James's character.)
hannah (resignedly). Yes, M'm.
julia. I don't think I'll wait any longer. If you'll bring in tea now. Make enough for two, in case: pour it off into another pot, and have it under the tea-cosy.