Elsie walks into the servants' hall. "Mrs Hughes, are you alright? You look flustered." Anna asks gently.

"I've been up all night. When Mr. Carson and I got back to my sitting room he started not feeling well and he's still not. Thomas, can you handle breakfast with Alfred?" Mrs Hughes makes sure she sounds suitably worried when she speaks.

"Of course Mrs Hughes. Tell Mr. Carson to get well soon. He's got the best nurse in the world looking after him." Thomas smiles at Mrs Hughes.

"We'll see if he feels that way after I make him take some medicine." Mrs Hughes teases.

"Just give him a kiss and he'll come around Mrs Hughes." Mr. Bates smiles cheekily at Mrs Hughes.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Mrs Hughes says primly before she leaves the room.

Anna starts to laugh as Mrs Hughes leaves the room. "You're never going to get Mrs Hughes to admit she has feelings for Mr. Carson. You might as well just give up."