Sir, as an amateur botanist, I do find the drawing of specimens to be most time consuming, and so I use the modern photolithographic method. Maid Annie does assist me. Annie is a useful guide to size and scale. The flowering part of this plant, for examp
Sir, Noises from below stairs at 2am. I creep down with my service revolver, to discover maid Beatrice with that blaggard greengrocer. He has given her a hat 'similar to which the ladies do wear' and is giving her much more at which point I do interven
Sir, Gussy Herbert returns from his travels overseas. "I have had such great adventures, and tried many new things" he boasts. I ask him to elaborate, but he declines to discuss the matter further.
Sir, Having filled the cellar with wines,spirits & brandies, I find myself short on funds. Laundry seems excessively expensive, but a philanthropist like myself would never ask staff to pay for their clothing to be washed. Thus I devise an alternativ
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, my staff do oft come from a poor background, having only rags and their work clothes to wear. I do therefore occasionally treat them to an afternoon of dressing as their betters. They get so much joy from the experience, and in a curious way, I do e
Sir, Upon the last day of August, the local swimming gala took place. Baron Ampleforth's staff did win all the prizes, much to my chagrin. I have thus begun the training my staff and in doing so, I shall select the most talented among them to enter ne
