"Only a couple of days, dear, if everything goes well, though you never can tell with trains these days, they used to be reliable. I'll be leaving tomorrow and I should be back on the 2nd, or perhaps the 3rd if poor Rachel needs more help, that girl never could cook and I doubt her father knows how to boil an egg unless it's in alcohol. Cousin Joan is going to be helping out there for a while but oh my goodness, she fries everything. Have you ever had fried porridge? I don't know how she manages that, but she does, it's a miracle she hasn't managed to fry water. And she has her own husband to take care of, too, so I do pity Rachel."
She paused to draw breath, and smiled at Rose. "Anyway, dear, you'll have to hold the fort for a few days. You shouldn't have to do much, just spend a little more time at the reception desk, and really, you've been doing admirably so far. Keep it up and I'll see how our finances are doing, and perhaps by the end of May we can get you a raise. And perhaps I should give the librarian one too, if we can afford it, he does work so hard, the poor thing, and he simply does not eat enough."
"Thank you, Rose," Mary smiled. "I'm so glad you came here, I'm not sure what we'd do without you. Now, I'd better go and pack, so I'll leave you to your work."
She went off in the direction of her room, already mentally - and verbally - going over what she'd need to pack.
She paused to draw breath, and smiled at Rose. "Anyway, dear, you'll have to hold the fort for a few days. You shouldn't have to do much, just spend a little more time at the reception desk, and really, you've been doing admirably so far. Keep it up and I'll see how our finances are doing, and perhaps by the end of May we can get you a raise. And perhaps I should give the librarian one too, if we can afford it, he does work so hard, the poor thing, and he simply does not eat enough."
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And she most certainly wouldn't say no to a raise. More money meant she could go home sooner than thought.
In her mind, Rose already rearranged her daily schedule to fit in the additional time at the reception desk.
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She went off in the direction of her room, already mentally - and verbally - going over what she'd need to pack.
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