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"My brother probably has it easier in the araret
I didn't need Boggs looking over h tiet to, places I never iined anyone would look at or care about anyway He appeared to have a good supply of fresh white gloves Every tiriaret and then replaced his glove to inspect again and again
With hier than I had anticipated to co chores When I was finally finished, I had barely enough tie my clothes, much less fix my hair the way I had wanted it before Randall arrived
I rushed back to the front of the house only to confront Boggs once again
"There's a young man waitin' on you," he said "Anyone who comes to see a servant waits outside," he added "Next tireet 'im yourself"
"I would have if I hadn't had to locate every particle of dust in this house," I muttered
"Just do your job properly and save your complaints," he returned
I couldn't wait to get out of the house Just being in the sas ache as if there was a lack of oxygen
Randall was standing on the driveway, trying to look at ease Who knehat Boggs had said to hiht
"I' out here I just found out that's one of the house rules, guests of servants aren't perlared back at the front door "I'm lucky he lets me breathe"
"That's all right It's a nice enough day," he said and stood there gazing at me so intently, I couldn't help but be self-conscious about the way I looked
He earing a light cotton turquoise sweater, a white shirt and jeans The turquoise made his eyes even more radiantly blue There was a soft breeze that made some thin strands of his brown hair lift and fall over his forehead
"I probably look a re standing over er than I anticipated to finish the housework I had to rush to get dressed"
I had put on a pair of jeans and a button-down short-sleeve blouse On the way out of the rooht-blue leather jacket Now, it felt too heavy, but I dreaded going back into the house Boggs would probably be standing in the hallaiting to quote so more than once a day, if you were a servant
"You look great," Randall said, flashing his soft smile He nodded to reassure me he meant it