Sir, As a progressive employer I do seek to educate my staff. Whilst we are heading for the cold winter in the Northern hemisphere, the Southern parts of the empire do enter into warmth. I take my time to explain this concept to maid Elspeth, who do ask
Sir, An unusual chill for an early September eve, and so I to my study where a glass of port and some educational literature soon warms the heart and brain. I note some fine fashions from the past - 1794 ! - and wonder how we have lost our way in these p
Sir, My Greco-Roman mural remains incomplete after unpleasantness with the artist. This displeases me, as the water-carrier figure had not yet been painted. I then do remember that I have servants standing around idle, and so do deploy Maid Eva. I sit an
Sir, I request new staff from the agency, and they send me not one but three. Finding their abilities greatly similar, I do devise a scheme to assist in my choosing between them. Even yet, they do all seem of comparable calibre. I fear I cannot choose an
Sir, the tax collector do arrive unexpectedly today, to discuss irregularities which he claims to have detected within my accounts. I assure him they are all in order, and summon maid Irene to bring my books and ledgers. And do you know, he quickly reali
Sir, A most curious correspondence from Miss Victoria Woodhut, who claims to be in communication with the spirits after they have departed. She supplies a strange photo-lithograph (see attachment) which does warrant some little scrutiny. Can any members
Sir, that blaggard greengrocer do visit , hawking his marrows, cucumbers and carrots. I instruct my staff not to fall for his salesman's charm. Cook tells me that she has her own special method for determining the quality of such goods. I defer to her e
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.
