The countess arranged for Grenville, the estate steward, to give her a tour of the house, and the sheer size of it was overwhelming. The rooms here were larger than the Palace, though there were not as many. Her quarters were on the third floor of the manor house, not in the barracks, which surprised and delighted her. In the morning she would meet with the Countess to learn what her duties would be, giving her the rest of the day to unpack and learn the layout of the house. At the end of the tour, Grenville asked her if she could read a map. She almost laughed out loud and then realized the poor man was serious. “Yes,” she replied, “I know how to read a map.”
He provided her with a floor plan so that she could find her way about the estate, freeing him up for other duties. Returning to h
