A Scotch Surprise at her Highland Retreat

Getting off of the train at Knockentibber Madra notices sourly that there aren't that many people there to greet her forgetting this was an impromptu visit. However, always the `star' she alights the train regally waving to Jessie the doting postman's wife (who owns several of Madras cast off hats!) and makes her way carefully through the snow to the awaiting car, which will take her to the Castle.

Embroidered on the front of her claret velvet cape are bunches of thistles, glistening with gold and mauve threads. There are thistles in the Lairds Coat-of-Arms, and as Madra's is always trying to impress him she thought it a nice touch. This biting Scottish wind blows relentlessly through the thin silk dupion suit, but Thermals are unthinkable (imagine what the glimpse of a long john would do to her career?

The jacket of the suit is covered in forest green beads, also vintage `grape' stones glistening at each side and on her back. The bodice is of olive green crepe de chine, the colour of her eyes actually, and the matching sash, beaded and tasseled tightly hugs her waist. What she really needs is a large glass off Scotch, a good old malt, maybe the Lairds own, and of course a cigarette. Then she'll revue that guest list to eye up the competition, if it was in fact here, or were the rumors false?

Fixing her hat, a large wine beaded cartwheel, she sips her whiskey (straight!), and asks old MacTavish the butler to bring her the list for the weekend. Fiddling with the opulent necklace around her neck which mirrored the green and red in her eyes, she wonders what she would do if `she' was in fact here. She would give the Laird a hard time for a start!

From the great hall she heard the sound of a familiar laugh, so distinctively sexy, she hated it! Then a glimpse of blonde curls being swept upwards and over the sofa's back, and the Laird himself bending over to pick up a silken strand.

Too much!!!!!! downing the whiskey Madra marched into the Great Hall to confront the Laird and his angelic companion Miss.........

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