Subj: Angelique 4
Date: 11/29/01 2:13:47 PM Central Standard Time
From: Aesgaard

Forgetting their fondness for the mystic arts, Angelique and Samantha crossed the London street for a sidewalk cafe and talked deals and arrangements. Before dinner was over, they were laughing and enjoying themselves as if they had known each other for years. It was then a long carriage trip to the Spellcraft estate.

The estate was located far out in Borley Parish in Essex County. Angelique looked up and saw a huge castle perched on the hilltop; it was large enough to dwarf Collinwood and the Old House. Samantha described how her ancestors had built it within the walls of an old Roman fortress and even warned her how some of her relatives were a bit haughty and eccentric.

"But they're harmless." she added. "Most of the time...."

The carriage rolled into a huge courtyard as servants appeared out of no where and scrambled for the bags and boxes. As Samantha gave instructions for Angelique's things to be taken to a third floor room in the tower, Angelique stood outside the double glass doors of a study and listened to the boastful claims and stories of the men inside.

"As Shakespeare said........and he quoted me beautifully,'The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth like the gentle rain......"

"No, no, no," another voice interrupted. "Maurice, you big ham! It's more like this......."

"Angelique," Samantha got her attention. "This way......"

Angelique was led to a huge stone walkway to several steps up to huge oak doors. Once inside, she found herself humbled before a huge foyeur, larger than the Collinwood Drawing Room, as two more women came down the huge mahogany bannister. They were bickering between themselves as they came closer.

"Hilda, Zelda," Samantha began. "This is Angelique. To get the medicine for Thomas, I asked if she'd like to live here and help take care of him."

"Wonderful," Hilda was obviously a little flighty as she grinned. "You'll love my baby brother, he's no trouble at all. You don't happen to know any cute guys ?!"

"Like I said, boy crazy." Zelda excused her sister. "Please excuse her, Angelique, she's a bit nuts."

"Nuts ?" The two of them started bickering as Samantha amusingly shook her head and gasped.

"Don't worry about them, Angelique." Samantha spoke up. "The only ones you might need to worry about are my cousin Vespa and maybe my mother, and maybe my Uncle Arthur......."

"I'm not going to be turned into anything, am I ?" Angelique asked.

"No," Zelda answered. "But you'll never get bored."

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