<strong> The Library </strong><br/><br/>The Library was a wonderful place it certainly had a most masculine scent, one of leather and linseed as well as cigar smoke and alcohol, this was a refuge for the man of the house and that much was obvious. The cigars offered were of the best quality, and the port was near perfect.  Of course now the conversations turned a little, after all the ladies were now in the drawing room and they would not be offended.<br/><br/>The dark man remained silent but watched carefully, one could almost be sure he was trying to take in the scents in the air and that his ears twitched occasionally. However he was certainly not as interesting as the stories that Lord William Winterstone began telling. It appeared that some of their finds were well rather erotic; obviously he would show them here so as not to offend the ladies. Rupert was certainly interested in the art work and statues. Once not with Charlotte, Major Harrington was offered a most beguiling smile.<br/>