…and no Albert. Never mind; the log fire is burning merrily, the candles are ready to light, Cook Old’s amazing table is completely hidden beneath all kinds of culinary delights. The hounds are on the rug in front of the fire, and all I have to do is dress.
Much Victorian dress is a little too buttoned-up for me; I have therefore elected to appear as Ellen Terry when she played Lady Macbeth. Perhaps a little altered here and there, and no real beetle wings, I must say, but green does rather suit me….