"Well, with five of us to care for and all the work she did with the parish, Mam needed all the help she could get around the house." Rory accepts the jar and pops it open carefully. "There you go."
He notes Pippa's hesitancy in mentioning her mother. She's said little or nothing of her own family in all the time he's known her; surely such a warm and loving person has her reasons for such a silence. Maybe he's not the only one who's been working up to difficult revelations this evening.
He goes to collect their wineglasses, then takes a seat nearby, watching her movements as she arranges her ingredients. "A butler ... sounds like you grew up in a different world than I did ... in more ways than one." No judgment, no pressure. Just a quiet opening to speak if she wishes.
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Date: 2008-09-17 09:20 pm (UTC)He notes Pippa's hesitancy in mentioning her mother. She's said little or nothing of her own family in all the time he's known her; surely such a warm and loving person has her reasons for such a silence. Maybe he's not the only one who's been working up to difficult revelations this evening.
He goes to collect their wineglasses, then takes a seat nearby, watching her movements as she arranges her ingredients. "A butler ... sounds like you grew up in a different world than I did ... in more ways than one." No judgment, no pressure. Just a quiet opening to speak if she wishes.