Beatrice or the education of a young French maid

The Moorish style hunting pavilion, erected in memory of the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, stood…

The Moorish style hunting pavilion, erected in memory of the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, stood on the very borders of the park, at the bottom of an immense lawn, between spinneys of oaks and…

Sitting before her dressing-table, Lady Alexandra is getting ready for dinner. Beatrice stands next…

Sitting before her dressing-table, Lady Alexandra is getting ready for dinner. Beatrice stands next to her, fascinated by the mirror where she watches her mistress line the inside of her eyelids with…

As announced, Lady Alexandra is implementing her “Gwendoline” plan, based on daily stretching…

As announced, Lady Alexandra is implementing her “Gwendoline” plan, based on daily stretching exercizes designed to gradually “distend” her maid. Beatrice suffers from this painful and humiliating…

The scene takes place in the small sitting-room, the day after Harry, Lady Alexandra’s assayer, has…

The scene takes place in the small sitting-room, the day after Harry, Lady Alexandra’s assayer, has evaluated the physical abilities of her maid. - Beatrice, one must strike while the iron is hot. -…

- Beatrice, do you remember what I told you the very first day, when I hired you? - Yes, Madam, you…

- Beatrice, do you remember what I told you the very first day, when I hired you? - Yes, Madam, you told me that you relied upon me not to disappoint you. - That’s true, but I also said something…

Lady Alexandra is having her French friend Marie-Gabrielle de B. to stay for a weekend. They used…

Lady Alexandra is having her French friend Marie-Gabrielle de B. to stay for a weekend. They used to attend art classes together at the Ecole du Louvre, when Alexandra was a student in Paris.…

Beatrice is kneeling in a corner of the small living-room. Lady Alexandra has placed her there for…

Beatrice is kneeling in a corner of the small living-room. Lady Alexandra has placed her there for a good hour, her face to the wall, her hands on her head, the hem of her dress tucked high on her…

On the impeccably polished black and white chequered floor of the Glendale entrance hall, Lady…

On the impeccably polished black and white chequered floor of the Glendale entrance hall, Lady Alexandra’s high heels can be heard clicking. She is about to attend a cocktail hosted by some friends,…

Young William is having a few weeks holidays at his aunt’s, in Glendale. Released from the austere…

Young William is having a few weeks holidays at his aunt’s, in Glendale. Released from the austere college where he is studying, and where women are almost non-existent, he has quickly fallen for…

On a late and sunny September afternoon, the small sitting room at Glendale House is drenched in a…

On a late and sunny September afternoon, the small sitting room at Glendale House is drenched in a warm golden light, flowing through the French windows. The room is decorated with light-coloured…

Like every morning, Beatrice, who has donned her French maid’s uniform, goes to the small sitting…

Like every morning, Beatrice, who has donned her French maid’s uniform, goes to the small sitting room to take orders from her mistress. - Beatrice, you are not to take small steps only in my…

The scene takes place in the small sitting room at Glendale House, where Lady Alexandra customarily…

The scene takes place in the small sitting room at Glendale House, where Lady Alexandra customarily retires to attend to her daily business and read, whenever she has a few minutes to spare, or to…

Having run all the way, Beatrice reaches the entrance hall of the manor, quite out of breath. It’s…

Having run all the way, Beatrice reaches the entrance hall of the manor, quite out of breath. It’s five minutes past eleven (see previous episode). George, impassive, leads her into the living-room,…

The scene takes place at Glendale House. The living-room doors open onto the entrance hall, where…

The scene takes place at Glendale House. The living-room doors open onto the entrance hall, where applicants for a maid’s job, published the previous day in The Times, are waiting to be interviewed.…

Welcome to my blog www.missbeatrice.erog.fr ! In short, the story of “Beatrice or the education of…

Welcome to my blog www.missbeatrice.erog.fr ! In short, the story of “Beatrice or the education of a young French maid” is as follows: In her Devonshire manor, Lady Alexandra makes it a point of…