"Oh, he has a pocket watch." Eleanor says with a nod of her head. "He may be distracted but he isn't prone to flights of fancy." The head maid says not commenting on her eating dinner with Master Blackwood. After all, Ruth had gotten more activity out of the man in the last few weeks than anyone had in months so the woman was willing to trust Ruth wasn't going to overwhelm him. When the baby babbles the old woman smiles reaching out to stroke a cheek.

"Aye, this one is a real charmer he is. Lord knows I'll have a hard time denying him sweets when he is old enough to ask for them.