Diamonds at Dinner

If you are ever privileged enough to be invited to a dinner party or such an event at Warburton-Smyth Hall, you will more than likely be treated to the sight of Lady Hortence Warburton-Smyth wearing her prized diamond necklace and tiara ;this necklace and tiara have been in her ladyship's family for generations, handed down from generation to generation. These diamonds are so valuable, her ladyship only removes them from their own independent, blast proof safe for special occasions and never without the presence of an armed Guard!

Lady Hortence smiles as she animatedly engages her guests in conversation, making big and broad gestures, as she is akin to. "Yes" she chortles "I said so myself, politics are such a bore but sadly, people just insist that I sit upon their boards, I really can't help myself!" her guests let out barking laughs at her humour. Lady Hortence opens her mouth to continue "Now, I-" but her ladyship says no more, for she suddenly becomes still. In fact, the whole room becomes still; Catering Staff freeze as they make their route to and from the kitchen, a flute player holds her flute to her lips but makes no sound and a little balding man freezes just as he lets out an almighty sneeze!

After a brief interlude of silence, the mysterious figure enters from the veranda and looks around at all the motionless people before making directly towards Lady Hortence and her guests. "Ah,Lady Hortence, so lovely to see you and even lovelier to see your treasured family diamonds or, should I say, MY family diamonds?" with that, the stranger reaches up and plucks the tiara off Lady Hortience's head before slipping the clasp and sliding her necklace from around her neck. The figure steps back to admire Lady Hortence but shakes their head "No,something's not quite right....ah,perfect!" the figure relieves a frozen waitress of a large treacle she's holding before placing the trifle firmly on Lady Hortence's head!