Again the title brought with it the attendance of the great and the good in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. Those personages included the Lord Lieu...enants of both counties and the Lord Mayors of both Cities. That also incurred the duty of a reception for which the Viscount would have to pay. For days daddy went around grumbling at the expense to anyone who would stand still long enough to listen. Rich had offered to cover the expense much to daddy's pretended ire. "I'm the bloody Viscount. " Pleasure, Sir," said Corporal Harris.Mark left the kitchen the way he had gone in and then walked briskly into the hall and up the stairs. He met Serena coming down.He kissed her. "Good morning, Serena darling. Sleep well?" Like a log thanks, Mark darling. Off to see your love?" Yup! I'll see you in the dining room for a cup of coffee shortly." Good. See you soon, Sweetie."Mark knocked on Victoria's door."Who's there?" Me." Come in, darling."Victoria was up and wandering round her room in a. The evening went well, the atmosphere was very warm and relaxed between us, under the subdued lighting of the table, I noticed her beautiful emerald green eyes that shone with a twinkle of mischief. As the evening wore on, between use we managed to get through a couple of bottles of bubbly, leaving both of us feeling quite warm and mellow by the end of the evening. I walked Julie home, one that she shared with two other girls really intending to catch the next available train. As she keyed the. Anyhow, months on, a new lass called Becky had started and did most evenings like I did. She and Ellie were pals outside of work and Beck's used to sometimes come and work down in my section when hers was finished, so she quietly got to chat and try sussing me out with idle chit chat.Often, Beck's would go upstairs and have a her break with Ellie and one evening, my workmate Melvin was upstairs, having a skive, taking his phone as he often did. He was able to eavesdrop a conversation he heard.