Charmed: Light of the World

And perhaps she could tell him, accept his love and then, perhaps. She was interrupted by the sight of the house as they turned into the drive. It was a wonderful old building from the nineteenth century, not as big as she had imagined, but with all the charm in the world to make up for it. The car pulled up at the door, and there was David to welcome her. "Hello, David," said Gloria, and extended her hand which he kissed gallantly. "This is Mandy and this is Alva," he said, indicating the two maids on either side of him. Both the girls curtseyed to Gloria, and Gloria thought what a wonderful, thoughtful man David was. Two servants for her, and such nicely dressed girls too! From the tips of their tiny white caps to the toes of their high-heeled pumps, they were immaculate. And neither of them was as beautiful as Gloria, which was also the way she liked it. Not that there were many women as beautiful as her. Jim carried the bags, and Mandy and Alva took Gloria to her room. It was light and airy and gave a view over the front lawn to the woods about a hundred yards away ...»