Keep your manners and knock gently at the door
From Create Your Own Story
You are English after all and decorum must be maintained, just because this Louise Remick is a frustrating and self-absorbed idiot is no excuse for you to behave badly. You knock politely on the door. Unsurprisingly there is no response; she is of course French and no doubt vain and arrogant. You wait the correct amount of time and knock again, longer louder and more firmly. After a long pause a young Arabic maid, turns a key in the lock and opens the door a few inches.
“Yes?” She starts to reply shortly but after getting a better look at you she adds more politely “Miss Remick’s rooms, how may I help you?”
With difficultly you reign in your frustration, taking your temper out on servants would show an appalling lack of decorum and accomplish nothing.
“I need to speak to your mistress.” You state flatly, then leaning forward and putting the full force of your personality behind it you add “Urgently!”
She assesses you, and then nods in acquiesce “Yes, and who shall I say is calling, miss?” she asks.
“Lady Van Helsing” you reply sternly, as you hand her your calling card.
She opens the door wider as she inspects your card, then realises that she has no parlour to show you into. As she hesitates, you use the opportunity to study the servant, she is wearing nothing but a wet cotton shift; she has obviously been helping her mistress bathe. The wet shift is nearly transparent and hides nothing as clings to her jutting breasts and lithe slender body. The Arabic servant is a beauty your realise startled, while noting that she moves with the grace of a dancer, and her muscles have the definition that only comes from hard exercise.
“I will wait here while you inform your mistress.” You tell her, smiling at the servant, while not being sure if your words are to help her or to hurry things along.
She looks into to your eyes for two seconds and then inclines her head saying “Thank you M’Lady.”
Then she turns, deliberately leaving the door ajar and walks away. Just past the door is a small curtained area, she slips thought the curtains without giving you a view of the room beyond.
Shortly afterwards you hear conversation but can only make out a few words: “...she wants want!?”, “...she is beautiful, vigorous and athletic but still feminine...”, “Very well....” the conversation trails off with the voice you assume belongs to Louise Remick sounding amused.
The Arab servant girl returns to the door, she is blushing slightly, you think she is embarrassed and she is obviously struggling to keep an amused expression off her face. She opens the door wider and pauses in front of you and schools her face to an impassive expression before speaking.
“My mistress apologies but she is bathing at the moment. She will be happy to discuss your urgent matter after her bath. Or if it is extremely urgent you may join her... in the bath.” She calmly informs you, while struggling to keep her face expressionless.
