Helena smiled politely, truly listening to Mr Cockleys words as her upbringing had taught her to do. Speaking was silver but silence was golden, and one should always neglect ones-self in favor of others. "It seems you've done well for yourself," she said when the man finished, carefully hiding her shock at the coachman's status being even lower than she'd expected. Though... working his way up like that? It was good to know it could be done. Helena still hoped to one day escape her life as a governess.<br/><br/>Standing up the woman placed her bowl, saucer and cup with the washing but she didn't sit back down.<br/><br/>"I'm terribly sorry," no she wasn't - but one should always be polite, "but I really should to and check on the children." Little James and Alice had been particularly restless lately, and though she’d put them to bed she couldn’t trust them to remain there. God forbid they woke up and started to wander about the house…