As I informed that to Debjani…she seemed to be very excited, though she tried not to show up in her face.Bappa …arrived and coincidently my work l...ad in my office increased greatly and I was staying at office at an average 15/16 hoursA day. Bappa was new to Kolkata and Debjani took him roaming.shopping etc.One day I returned from my office late with a terrible headache. We took dinner and I went off to sleep taking a headache pill.Debjani told me…she would watch TV with Bappa and then come to. I gripped the polished wood rail tightly as Itook the curved staircase. I could barely bend because of the corset andI could only guess where my feet were because of the crinoline. Ibreathed a sigh as I reached the foot of the stairs. A maid at thedining room door held it open for us and the Contessa almost pushed mein, my wide skirts brushing the door jambs. She was right behind me tostop me retreating. I stared at the man sitting beside Catherine. Helooked very like how I had been. He was. Nicky said that she'd drop by and pick her up intime for a drink first.Brenda helped Sarah get ready and made her go for quite a smart dressand four inch heels. Sarah thought they made her too tall as they tookher to almost 5' 11" but Brenda said that she looked fabulous in themand they made her legs look so long. Sarah needn't have worried becauseNicky turned up in similarly spiky heels. They tottered off together toa bar, where the men couldn't take their eyes off the two glamorouswomen, but. I think he was a workman or something. But he said you’d know what to do.”“Did he now? I don’t suppose he said his name, did he?”Karen screwed her face up. “No ... but he knew mine. He said, ‘Karen, go and talk to Dulcie, little sister. She’ll know what to do.’”Gillian wasn’t following the conversation at all, confusion clear in her expression.“Tell you what,” Dulcie said, “why don’t we go and see if I can talk to him too?”“Okay!” The child wriggled and Dulcie set her down on her feet; she took.