The Lady waved her hand dismissively and then poured the tea herself into the other cup, she then grabbed a cake for her own saucer as well as the other. "Please, sit." She said, beckoning to the chair on the other side of the desk. She slid the saucer and tea across the desk as well, in front of the empty chair.<br/><br/>"Have you..." she paused and looked at the girl up and down, "ever been schooled? Do you know your manners and how to drink tea properly? Can you read and write?" She stopped again and then took a sip of her tea but she held up her finger so the girl would not answer yet. "You see, I ask these because my Lord wants to dismiss the clumsy girls, he says we don't need as many servants as we have and so why should we keep the ones that can't do their jobs. I must tell him I agree, if they can't do their job then why should we keep them. But on the other hand, I want to know which girls actually have brains and are trained well before we dismiss them. You were his first pick, now you plead your case to me. Drink the tea."