The Maid's Call

Andrew turns a few pages of the manuscript and the parchment whispers and scrapes against itself. I cannot think how it could be improved, but who knows a work like its creator? It must be clear. John says again and taking the bell from his bedside table, he rings it violently to call the maid. In the quiet that follows, John hears the footsteps in the hallway rapidly approaching - she brings the ink pot and the quill.