“Henry VIII would have admired it. He would have liked it immensely except that he might have bumped his head getting onto it. A tall man would have to duck below the low canopy. ‘Want to try it?’ suggested the young man, rocking on his heels. He was wearing a tight white T-shirt and even tighter jeans. It was the last thing I expected him to say. I shook my head. ‘Those days are long over,’ I said reluctantly. It was a four-poster in a heavy, dark wood. I’m not good at identifying w...oods, but I guess it might have been mahogany or oak, maybe walnut, with the mattress resting inside a frame that had drawers underneath. At the head of the bed was a bevelled and flower-scrolled mirror with two curved cabinets either side with glass doors that protected a collection of porcelain china ornaments. ‘Who collects the Lladró?’ I asked. ‘My ex.’ It was beautiful.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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