Sir, Lady B___ do feel that the gardens are somewhat dull and lacklustre, requesting a marble statue, in a classical Greek or Roman style. The cost of such an item do cause me great consternation, but I soon put an idle servant to work which proves much nudes
Sir, As a reward for their service I have on occasion permitted some of my staff to use my indoor skiitles. Judging for the noises that I hear from below starirs it has proved a most popular game.
Sir, Lord Pullborough tells me a curious tale. Whenever his maid do show him her Lady Jane, an apparition appears in his late wife's looking glass. I scoff at such a preposterous story, but Pullborough provides proof. I retire to my library with the pho
Sirs et Madames, We welcome all new guests to our club - over 800 of you in this past day. It has become a trifle crowded with newcomers at present, so I have opened the Dashwood room. It is a little dusty, but is most cavernous. My staff are already in
Sir, the lady of the house expresses her disatisfaction with her weighing scales. A new type of bathroom machine arrives from Avery & Co. Upon reading the fine illustrated instructions it appears robust enough for two or more persons.
Sir, I write in haste and with some little secrecy; located as I am upon a straw paillasse within the boathouse. I unexpectedly found myself in the presence of a disrobed maid. I have yet to provide an explanation which might quell the ire of Lady B___.
Today maid Lottie did spill a whole bottle of ink down her tunic. She starts to cry, she cannot afford a new dress. "Does your dress, or lack thereof, affect or impede your ability to clean?" "No, sir". "Well then, I think we have a solution to your
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, A most tedious day in which I do discuss business matters with my accountant, and instruct the groundskeeper over the lower paddock. Dinner do greatly reconcile me, and so I to my library whereupon, over a glass of brandy, I do make a study of some