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Crisis at Cruxton Abbey

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“Well? Tell me, Wraggie. How did the photo session go?”

“Piece of cake! It’s finished. Wonderful pics. Briggs is seeing the photographer, Mr. @bindhertocross , out now.”

“I’d thought the photographer wasn’t able to come until tomorrow evening due to having to fly in some of his equipment from The States?”

“Oh, I managed to convince him that the need was urgent and the session simply had to be done right away. He agreed to that, but it cost us a free admission to our event on top of his usual fee. He decided that he could manage well enough without his stuff from over there.”

“I must say … these Yanks certainly have strange names. Did you know what the T.H. in front of Mr Tree’s surname stands for?”

“Yes, I do. But we Brits have always regarded Yanks as a rather strange lot … certainly far worse than the Aussies or Canadians.”

“Yes, indeed. Tell me, how did our Barbara behave? Was she good about posing for Mr Bindhertocross? I hope she behaved herself. We do want the Bank Directors to be pleased with the results. One never knows, does one? It’s not inconceivable that we may need to seek an extension of the due date of our loan.”

“You’ll be pleased to hear that Barb was, in fact, on extraordinarily good behavior.”

“Well, will wonders ever cease! To what strange alignment of the moon and stars do we owe that?”

“Well, @Eulalia had a lot to do with it. I believe that a bit of that Scottish girl has begun to rub off on our Barb. Three glasses of our best Riesling likely made a difference as well!”


“Goodness, Mr Binderhertocross was probably fortunate to escape alive!”

“Oh, and credit @Darkprincess69 too! She was very helpful with wardrobe, shoes, and showing Barb how to pose properly.”

“May I see the results?”

“Of course, I had them printed on the printer in my study. Briggs! Would you go fetch those photos for Lady Wragg, please?”

“I have them right here, m’Lord.”

“What? You kept a set for yourself, Briggs?”

“Well, m’Lady … I … uh …”

“Never mind, Briggs. We understand. Just hand them over, please?

“Yes, m’Lady.”

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“Now you’ll note, my dear, that there are three poses, precisely as requested by the Bank Directors … one of our Barb fully dressed, one wearing something sexy, one … uh … totally nude.”

“Mmmm … well … yes … what can I say … those photos should definitely give the old farts at the Bank their jollies … if not a heart attack!”

“Quite.”


TBC
 
“You’ll be pleased to hear that Barb was, in fact, on extraordinarily good behavior.”

“Well, will wonders ever cease! To what strange alignment of the moon and stars do we owe that?”

“Well, @Eulalia had a lot to do with it. I believe that a bit of that Scottish girl has begun to rub off on our Barb. Three glasses of our best Riesling likely made a difference as well!”


“Goodness, mr Binderhertocross was probably fortunate to escape alive!”

“Oh, and credit @Darkprincess69 too! She was very helpful with wardrobe, shoes, and showing Barb how to pose properly.”
1722459065372.png Barb even agreed to wear those black shoes!?:yikes:
Just let me wake up! :sleep3: I am probably dreaming! I need a mug of coffee, and then I will read the episode again, to be sure!:icon_cafe:
 
But we Brits have always regarded these Yanks as a rather strange lot …
I mean, dash it all, they decided to leave the British Empire. It couldn't get stranger than that :confused:

Barb was, in fact, on extraordinarily good behavior.”
See what I mean? Completely unpredictable. :confused:
 
5.


“Well? Tell me, Wraggie. How did the photo session go?”

“Piece of cake! It’s finished. Wonderful pics. Briggs is seeing the photographer, Mr. @bindhertocross , out now.”

“I’d thought the photographer wasn’t able to come until tomorrow evening due to having to fly in some of his equipment from The States?”

“Oh, I managed to convince him that the need was urgent and the session simply had to be done right away. He agreed to that, but it cost us a free admission to our event on top of his usual fee. He decided that he could manage well enough without his stuff from over there.”

“I must say … these Yanks certainly have strange names. Did you know what the T.H. in front of Mr Tree’s surname stands for?”

“Yes, I do. But we Brits have always regarded these Yanks as a rather strange lot … certainly far worse than the Aussies or Canadians.”

“Yes, indeed. Tell me, how did our Barbara behave? Was she good about posing for Mr Bindhertocross? I hope she behaved herself. We do want the Bank Directors to be pleased with the results. One never knows, does one? It’s not inconceivable that we may need to seek an extension of the due date of our loan.”

“You’ll be pleased to hear that Barb was, in fact, on extraordinarily good behavior.”

“Well, will wonders ever cease! To what strange alignment of the moon and stars do we owe that?”

“Well, @Eulalia had a lot to do with it. I believe that a bit of that Scottish girl has begun to rub off on our Barb. Three glasses of our best Riesling likely made a difference as well!”


“Goodness, mr Binderhertocross was probably fortunate to escape alive!”

“Oh, and credit @Darkprincess69 too! She was very helpful with wardrobe, shoes, and showing Barb how to pose properly.”

“May I see the results?”

“Of course, I had them printed on the printer in my study. Briggs! Would you go fetch those photos for Lady Wragg, please?”

“I have them right here, m’Lord.”

“What? You kept a set for yourself, Briggs?”

“Well, m’Lady … I … uh …”

“Never mind, Briggs. We understand. Just hand them over, please?

“Yes, m’Lady.”

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“Now you’ll note, my dear, that there are three poses, precisely as requested by the Bank Directors … one of our Barb fully dressed, one wearing something sexy, one … uh … totally nude.”

“Mmmm … well … yes … what can I say … those photos should definitely give the old farts at the Bank their jollies … if not a heart attack!”

“Quite.”


TBC
Barb saves the day
 
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“Now you’ll note, my dear, that there are three poses, precisely as requested by the Bank Directors … one of our Barb fully dressed, one wearing something sexy, one … uh … totally nude.”
In my role as the Artistic Director of this project, I feel bound to say that we already have a considerable number of pictures of Barb, taken in and around the Abbey. ;)
This is one of my personal favourites - I think she is trying to hide something... :eek:

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Mr. Bindertocross sends a letter to Lord Wragg upon his return to Canada:

Dear Lord Wragg,

I'm glad you enjoyed the photos of your lovely servant Barb, and I enjoyed the entire week's stay at your lovely manor. Thank you for the free admission to your event, I'm sure it will be quite the spectacle.

Barb can be a handful, for sure, please say thank you again to Eulalia and Darkprincess69, they prevented Barb from kicking me in the crotch when I met Barb, as she demanded a bottle of Riesling, or she would not be posing for a photo shoot.

Barb is quite funny, quite the firecracker I must say, she thought the purpose of the shoot was that she would be sold, at an auction, to an American as a servant/slave. She was kicking and screaming and kept saying she wouldn't be getting on a plane with Mr. yellow hat.

So again, thank you, and I hope to meet you again at the event.

Yours truly,
Mr. Bindhertocross
 
I enjoyed the entire week's stay at your lovely manor.
Kind of you to say so, old boy. We like our guests to be, ah, comfortable.

Next time, though

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do try and remember that they aren't all called 'Alice' or 'Barb', what?
 
Kind of you to say so, old boy. We like our guests to be, ah, comfortable.
I also have only good memories to my recent stay at Cruxton Abbey!
Lord and Lady Wragg are very distinguished hosts!
The exquisite cooking, the fine Riesling, Barb's attention, the care of the chamber maid... :rolleyes:
I really hope, their plan to financially rescue Cruxton Abbey will succeed!
 
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