Daphne, not really having spoken to many of the maids or the cook, except for a "good morning" and after tasting what cook was frying up she said, "mm good!" but other than that, it had been pretty silent in the morning so far. She was contemplating how to tell Mother and Johnny the news when Johnny walked in and she turned, smiling sweetly at her brother.
"Morning. I slept well, thank you," she answered, turning back to her biscuit and munched it, sipping her milk. She watched her brother and smiled to herself. He was a very handsome young man and it astounded her that he was not courting anyone and had no interests around him to really put his mind on. To her, he was really just too concerned with other people and other things rather than himself, which could be a virtue or a fault.
"I have to speak to you about something concerning our younger sister. And I need your advice on how to talk to Mother about her as well..." The matter with Ella took presidence over her engagement, and she wanted to wait until Daniel was awake and they were all gathered to announce it.