Chapter 39

“I found a spider.” Jenny announced and sat heavily on the chair, pulling it closer to the dinner table. “There are spiders the size of cats in here!”

“If you cleaned better, we wouldn’t have them,” Percy said and she tore a piece from the bread near her and threw it at him.

He caught it and ate it.

“Hey, that was mine,” Della complained, and Adelia scolded them “No shouting, eat your meals, come on.”

Oliver gave Della some of his and she smiled briefly before muttering a “thank you.”

They were just finishing with their dinner when Thomas appeared and told Oliver he needed to be upstairs. The butler never ate with them, which was both to their relief and annoyance, as the man mostly thought of himself highly enough not to share his meal time with the rest of the servants.

Oliver gave the others an “