Mr. Roberts blinked once not sure he was hearing what he thought she said.  Then giving her a look again, he took a breath and knew the Earl would still want him to at least give the girl a visit, though he could see she was not what he would hire for the Earl's needs.  He indicated the hallway.  "With me, Miss.  We will chat in the kitchen."

The porch opened into the hallway.  To the right was a closed door to the master bedroom where some noise could be heard as Douglas was inside getting ready for an outing.  The first door on the left was open to the parlor which had all kinds of paintings at various stages of work standing where the uncurtained windows had good light on them.  On down the way, as Mr. Roberts led the young lady after he closed the front door behind them, was another doorway to the left that if one looked in was a formal dining room.

They passed the stairs that led to the second floor where there was a guest room, currently empty, and two small servant rooms that could hold two people in each of them, but currently, the valet and butler each had one of the small rooms.  In the kitchen, it was set up in modern water and electricity.  The oven was set up with natural gas as well. There was a wooden table in the center of the kitchen with chairs set around it.  This was also when staff would eat when they were there for the meals.

"Have a seat, Miss.  I am Mr. Roberts, the butler here, as you would have noticed."  He gave her a look as he moved around behind the table, wondering at her age.  "How much experience do you have with being a maid, Miss?"  He asked waiting to sit down himself until she took a seat across from the table.