The light-click clock sound had become strong and loud, and the only audible sound that remained was produced by Miss Hainley's heels and cane. To get to the other end of the room, she walked through the rows made by the maids.
She walked through the door to the other side of the hall, passing between maids' rows.
Even when she was standing in the position of bowing, Minella was deeply lost in her thoughts, completely ignoring her surroundings, and she was much more bothered by Raina's absence. Raina was a commoner like her, so it was highly unlikely that she would defy the order and not show herself, as did the official Miss Hailey. Ignoring the order like Miss Hainley is beyond the power of commoners, so her absence is a source of concern for her, and Minella was becoming anxious. when a floral print on one side of a corner of a dress that walked past her caught her eye, From the rows which they made.