[she's disappointed, but not entirely surprised. still, it kind of hurts to hear, so she puts on her best smile in an effort to play things down.

thank the Mistress one of the things her mother stressed was attention to another person's details]

Of course. Of course. I wouldn't want to get in the way of such things. But what of you, you look out of sorts. Are you all right?

I don't really know if I will be or won't be.