Sir, I to the North by carriage, where I do visit Mr Stevenson. He has some unusual ideas regarding the improvement of travel in our great land. As I leave, he hands me a gift for Lady B___ which he says will bring her much pleasure. Perhaps it makes the nudes
Sir, I have been told that my economy measure of making staff share both sleeping quarters and beds is improper and unhygienic. However, whenever I quietly peer through the keyhole to check upon their welfare, it seems that my staff very much enjoy shari
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
Sir, with the forthcoming New Year's celebrations some of the staff ask permission to perform a Mummers Play. I am quite content with the spectacle but insist that reherasls are performed. Costumes are quite unnessecary at the stage.
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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, 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
