Sir - we are fast approaching the birth of Lord and saviour, I have instructed Margot my housekeeper to devise a game that myself and my servants can entertain ourselves with during the Christmas festivities. I fear she may have got carried away with the nudes
Sir, Lady B___ returns from visiting Lady Cunningham, where they daily have music played during luncheon. I am instructed to make this happen also, thus I interview local minstrels. One lady catches my eye. She is perhaps not so musical, but I feel I cou
Dear Sirs and Madames, I must caution you to take utmost care during your Egyptian travels. Misunderstandings abound! As a cautionary tale I present the sight that awaited me when I requested from our guide to see a mummy unwrapped.
Sir, A communique from my friend 'Gussy' Herbert, presently embracing the cultural delights of Paris. He is saving money by sharing his Dollymop with two other clients. Gussy (reclining) appears most overwhelmed by the experience.
Sir, Lady B___ do comment that she greatly dislikes the small hallway table with but two legs. "It should have four", she declares. With maid Connie's assistance, I set up a scientific experiment to see how the table might appear with two additional l
Sir, In the hot weather, Maid Eleri do come to me exhausted from boiling the water in the copper for the weekly laundry. I instruct her to sit down, within a "scientific chamber" I had just invented. She do marvel at its efficacy in cooling. For me, th
Sir, Gussy Herbert do visit and brings great festive cheer to the house. He gives me a gift - a fine print entitled "Connoisseurs" by Thomas Rowlandson. Gussy says that this picture do remind him perfectly of myself, but I do not see the similarity at
To The Postmaster General, Sir I write to complain about dire state of our mail delivery. Our old postman has retired and his young replacement I believe to be a lazy sluggard! Why, on mant occasions our first post is delayed by as much as half an hour.
