He shakes his head. “I will not pull you from your duties today, Catriona.” Pull away. Please. The words are on the tip of my tongue. At first, I hold them back because the phrasing is too modern, but that pause gives me time to realize the truth of what he’s saying. If I don’t do my chores, who does? Mrs. Wallace? Alice? To ask for case work means pushing my maid duties onto the shoulders of others. Damned ethical dilemmas.
