<strong>"No",</strong>the man chuckled.<strong>"She stated it explicitly that if anyone comes to see her, any other room would do, but the drawing room should be off-limits...though she said some of them would insist on that!"</strong><br/>He stepped back and gestured for them to come in.<br/><strong>"That said, we're her...neighbours, and you seem like you're not from around here. Come in, let's have a midday meal, and you can tell us any news from where you have been! I'm sure she'd come at about the early evening or so. She usually does."</strong>