Mary, the servant, enters the lady's room quietly and discreetly, trying her best to not wake her. Tiptoeing along the wooden floor, carrying a five-course breakfast on a silver platter. Her mind off elsewhere, dreaming of another life, she accidentally trips over a nail erected from the floor and falls with a great thud, loud enough that it is heard on the bottom floor of the mansion by the rest of servants. Aghast, her heart starts pumping, blood rushing to her veins, sweat pouring off her, she lifts her head to see the lady awake, and not very happy indeed.
"Mary! What on earth do you think you're doing on the floor? Pick yourself up at once! What do you think we are paying you for?"
Mary picks herself up, apologizing a million times for her clumsiness, assuring her lady it will not happen again. …
