There is work and then there is work
It was time for elevenses so I prepared the tea cart with freshly brewed white tea and a generous serving of chocolate fudge cake with angel frosting as a special treat as he had a lot of paperwork to finish by the end of the day and left toward his study.
At arrival I noticed that there was no noise at all from the other side of the door so knocking softly on the door I want inside and saw, as I had anticipated, that the Young Master had left. After searching for a while I heard the softest of noises coming from an entirely unexpected place: the toy room... excuse me, the 'Funtom product invention, quality supervision and competition overtaking' room -because anyone knows that in a childless household there is no need for toy rooms-.
Upon opening the door I saw Young Master sitting in the middle of the Persian rug surrounded by plush dolls, drawings, wood toys and what appeared to be a model of the London town house. At the sound of my footsteps and the cart-wheels Young Master looked up and then continued whatever he was doing not looking even remotely guilty.
"Young Master, Is this the right time to indulge yourself? The paperwork must be done by tomorrow at midday."
"Indulge? Can you not see I am working, Sebastian? The new Christmas line must be done by about the middle of November."
"Young Master, it is June and the paperwork will not do itself."
I was almost surprised as it was not like the Young Master to shirk work like that. Suddenly the best of ideas came to me: I moved just enough to draw attention to the cart and it's contents, then turned around and began to make my way to the door.
"Sebastian, Is that chocolate fudge cake?" He looked entranced. Hook.
"With angel frosting and a side of bitter chocolate covered cherries and it shall be waiting in the study next to the not-so-urgent paperwork as I made it as a prize for a work well done" Line.
"I order yo..." The conundrum... if he ordered me to give him the cake it would seem like a tantrum, thus childish.
"You were saying, Young Master?"
"Nothing. I had planed to finish the paperwork after this anyhow" Sinker.
"It shall be waiting for you in your study, Young Master. And try to hurry, you would not like the tea lukewarm."
And this was how I discovered that bribery was as effective now as if was at the beginning of humanity.
