The Moorish style hunting pavilion, erected in memory of the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, stood on the very borders of the park, at the bottom of an immense lawn, between spinneys of oaks and…

Sitting before her dressing-table, Lady Alexandra is getting ready for dinner. Beatrice stands next to her, fascinated by the mirror where she watches her mistress line the inside of her eyelids with…

The scene takes place in the small sitting-room, the day after Harry, Lady Alexandra’s assayer, has evaluated the physical abilities of her maid. - Beatrice, one must strike while the iron is hot. -…

Lady Alexandra is having her French friend Marie-Gabrielle de B. to stay for a weekend. They used to attend art classes together at the Ecole du Louvre, when Alexandra was a student in Paris.…

Beatrice is kneeling in a corner of the small living-room. Lady Alexandra has placed her there for a good hour, her face to the wall, her hands on her head, the hem of her dress tucked high on her…

Young William is having a few weeks holidays at his aunt’s, in Glendale. Released from the austere college where he is studying, and where women are almost non-existent, he has quickly fallen for…

On a late and sunny September afternoon, the small sitting room at Glendale House is drenched in a warm golden light, flowing through the French windows. The room is decorated with light-coloured…

Like every morning, Beatrice, who has donned her French maid’s uniform, goes to the small sitting room to take orders from her mistress. - Beatrice, you are not to take small steps only in my…