Some of them have some rather unusual features as I'm sure you will soon find out.Some of them have some rather unusual features as I'm sure you will soon find out." At the end of the hall, we entered a room which was obviously the library. With the exception of a corner picture window, the walls consisted of bookshelves from floor to ceiling and were filled with several hundred volumes of books. A woman sat in a richly upholstered, chippendale chair reading one of them; her platinum blond hair tied back and gathered in a bun on top of her head. She had porcelain fair skin and did not appear to be wearing very much make-up. She didn't have to---she was naturally beautiful like most Scandinavians. Just a touch of pale blue eye shadow, some pink blusher, and a light coat of pink lipstick was all she needed. Her attire was identical to Kay's and Sabina's---must be the "mistress uniform" of the day, I thought. Her spike-heeled feet were resting on the back of a young blond girl, no more than twenty years of age, who was kneeling on all fours in front of her. She rose from the chair as we entered the room. "Sabina! How good to see you. I'm so glad you could get away to visit me. I trust you've already met Alex?" "Yes ma'am," Alex answered. The woman continued, "This unusual footstool here is Tammy. Stand up, Tammy." She struggled to her feet and the woman took up a position behind her and placed her hands on her shoulders. "She's only been in my service for several weeks and she still has a lot to learn, but I think she has great potential. |