Know Your Place

"Yes, I'll go and tell her right away." The butler bowed respectfully to Clara and turned to leave the dining room.

The people at the dining table could not help but look at each other. Then, they looked away. They either lowered their heads and ate fiercely, picked up juice or milk nervously, or dropped their forks to the ground and bent to pick them up. All of them pretended to be busy.

They did