servantly

Updated: May 12, 2025

Oliver had depended on Ted's noisy habits in dressing and packing to wake him and give them a chance to talk before Ted left but when he woke it was to hear a respectful servantly voice saying "Ten o'clock, sir!" and his first look around the room showed him that Ted's bed was empty and Ted's things were gone. There was a scribbled note propped up against the mirror, though.

Stephen Vincent Benét - Young People's Pride : A Novel