Bill looked straight down at Joe and had half a mind to give him that trashing after all, never mind he was a married.... boy. What sort of apology was that!? But he was too tired and at last the boy said something sensible. "Aye. Ye better go. And take Miss Carrington with ye, before she sets t' 'ouse on fire!" He wasn't going to let some rich girl who had probably never even seen a kitchen attempt to make tea in his house.

Bill stood up and - with some difficulty - he walked into the room where Lottie was to check on her. "Lottie?"