The Emperor and his servants thought in terms of millennia.
All the servants I thought to befriend bow and fear to meet my eyes.
"But what will the servants think when they see you carrying me off to your bed like this?"
The servants saw him and immediately thought he must be the same boy from last night.
It's always wise to know what the servants think of us.
Then one servant, gazing toward the door, thought he saw movement - a deep shadow within the hallway.
Shots which the servants thought had been intended for their master.
My servants thought they just heard some shooting down by the lake.
"The servants will think the both of you have gone mad."
He read out a document showing civil servants thought it was a bad idea.