Senko wrote:
Or it could just be that the servent is off shoping for the week's groceries/hanging out the laundry and Meji's mom is just miffed that she has to answer the door for once. We don't really know although I find it hard to believe granddad would deilberately hire the worst servent around as it would reflect on him somewhat.
Yes, that's correct, we don't really know. For all the textual evidence we have, Meji's mum could be totally schizoprhenic, and "Nanoa" is the name she gives the voice that fills the delusional role of servant (and that tells her to start fires). Mum is not so much miffed that she has to open the door herself as she is about the complete lack of respect the doorknob shows her when she reaches out to grasp it (a gentleman rises to great a lady, naturally).
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