More pampering.

Rosa rose early and went about her work cleaning the house and doing the washing finally making breakfast for Charlotte. She took the silver tray upstairs and knocked on the door and waited for an answer. Charlotte woke and shouted for Rosa to enter as she sat up in the big double bed. Rosa put the breakfast on the table and asked Charlotte what she would be wearing today. Charlotte said she would decide after breakfast and told Rosa to prepare her a bath. Rosa went to the ensuite and prepared the bath first putting in the cold water then filling it with hot water.

Rosa poured some scented oils into the bath. Charlotte had sat at the table in her room and started to devour the breakfast of fried eggs and bacon with mushrooms and tomatoes. Rosa came back just as Charlotte finished and took the tray telling Charlotte the bath was ready. Charlotte had made an entry in her diary regarding the dream she had and as Rosa turned she saw Charlotte place it in a draw. While Charlotte bathed Rosa stripped the bed and remade it with fresh bedding then she went to the draw and opened it keeping one eye on the bathroom.

She looked in the diary and read what Charlotte had written. She wrote about the strange dream she had had last night and also how it had kept her from a sound sleep. As Rosa put the diary back she saw a paper in the draw pertaining to the company that Charlotte had inherited. Charlotte planned to close the company making lots of people jobless. Rosa quickly put the things back as they were and then took the tray and headed back to the kitchen to wash the dishes. A while later Charlotte came down dress in a white silk shirt and tan jodhpurs. On her feet were black riding boots and she carried the red tunic and riding hat in her left hand.

“Rosa I am going for a ride I shall be gone about two hours. When I return I want a light lunch ready.” as she finished her instructions she turned and headed out to the stables as Rosa replied, “Yes Ms Charlotte”.