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Okay… I’m getting to grips with my work in the office… It’s time to do the same at home. What does it take to run a house like this? Household accounts. My Master’s housekeeper… No… … My housekeeper, Mrs Martin, has already been told I’ll be taking over the accounts. Indeed, the incoming paperwork should, by now, be addressed to me. … MyThus far, nothing has been presented to me, so I trot up the back stairs to the office… … where nothing has changed. The filing cabinets are locked. As are the glass-fronted bookcases housing files labelled for purchases, receipts and bank statements. The desk is clear, with not even an in-tray to suggest where I might find new paperwork. Fishing out my mobile, I scroll through my contacts, until I find the number I’m looking for. Catherine Marti