The cup will materialize in her hand almost before she's reached for it. Sean has undoubtedly trained her to be prepared for this sort of Attention from a butler--and, well, if Sean hadn't, she must have been a Favoured Spade long enough by now to know what to expect from Chives.
His tuneless hum should likely be taken as a sign of general Approval of the day, although his tone while he resumes fixing her plate slightly is as bland as ever. "One can hardly find cause to complain, I should think."
It's not a question. There's no Inflection for a question. But if it prompts her to tell him why she's shifted to the piano today, he's certainly got his head already canted into a Listening position.
no subject
The cup will materialize in her hand almost before she's reached for it. Sean has undoubtedly trained her to be prepared for this sort of Attention from a butler--and, well, if Sean hadn't, she must have been a Favoured Spade long enough by now to know what to expect from Chives.
His tuneless hum should likely be taken as a sign of general Approval of the day, although his tone while he resumes fixing her plate slightly is as bland as ever. "One can hardly find cause to complain, I should think."
It's not a question. There's no Inflection for a question. But if it prompts her to tell him why she's shifted to the piano today, he's certainly got his head already canted into a Listening position.