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Today’s Entry is based on Batty Langley’s New Principles of Gardening (1728), with a Dash of The Hound of The Baskervilles.
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Dramatis Personae
Annabelle: Sir Adam’s second wife.
Bruce: Sir Adam’s secretary.
Cecil: Sir Adam’s old friend and tenant.
Dr. Daniel: Sir Adam’s friend and physician.
Eli: Engaged to Sir Adam’s daughter Ingrid.
Freddie: Sir Adam’s neighbor.
Gregory: Sir Adam’s brother.
Hattie: Sir Adam’s niece.
Ingrid: Sir Adam’s daughter from his first marriage.
Josephine: Sir Adam’s mistress. Married to Freddie.
Kathy: Sir Adam’s tenant.
Leonard: Sir Adam’s solicitor.
Meghan: Sir Adam’s penniless relative; companion to Annabelle.
Ollie: Sir Adam’s gamekeeper. Also his half-brother.
Polly: Sir Adam’s neighbor. Second victim.
Quinton: The man Sir Adam wanted Ingrid to marry.
Ravi: Sir Adam’s old research partner.
Stella: Sir Adam’s neighbor. A famous mystery writer.
Timothy: Sir Adam’s old friend.
Uncle Ulric: Sir Adam’s uncle. Lived in the Elizabethan wing of Clutterbuck Court.
The Vicar: The Vicar.
Wilhelmina: Sir Adam’s neighbor. An attractive widow.
Xavier: Sir Adam’s cousin.
Yuri: A stranger at the Inn. Has business with Sir Adam.
Zoe: Sir Adam’s neighbor. Obsessed with astrology. 
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Lovely entry. I think it’s quite considerate of this author to caution Noblemen. They do tend to have this problem, don’t they? 😉
Hey Jazzfeathers! Yes, these noblemen do seem to have unique troubles, don’t they?