She wasn't pregnant. Again, she wasn't pregnant. Thankfully Vincent had left their bedroom early that morning to go talk to their groundskeeper about something so he wouldn't be able to see her disappointment. Ms. Bird was there however and she fluttered around her mistress with worry.
"My niece and her husband didn't have their first child for nearly two years after they were married," she told Delaney, "And now look at them! They have more than they can handle! I know you and Lord Adair will be the same way. It may take some time but then you'll have plenty of little ones to fill this great house."