63. Special seat
It is her turn to buy the coffee at elevenses today and she does this with her usual brisk efficiency. Her attitude is intimidating to her coworkers because she does not know how else to appear to them—all except for Hughes, who is cheerful no matter what the circumstances are—and they make their requests hurriedly. If Fuery was asking, they would be amusingly ridiculous, and would request half-packets of a certain brand of cream, sprinklings of nutmeg, extra foam. But Hawkeye is observant, and delivers the coffees as preferred, including an unnecessary (but welcome) pastry that Breda doesn't ask for: raspberry, with cheese instead of frosting.
The Colonel loves this sort of pointless domesticity, but he loves more the look Hawkeye's face takes on as she returns to her desk: an expression of satisfaction, reserved tranquillity. She takes her coffee with honey, he notices, and she licks the spoon childishly before stirring.