The house at dusk

A private estate · location withheld

The House

It is evening at the gates The gates are open. The pool closes when Vera leaves
I.

Notices from the house.

N° 47

The Winter Garden is closed this week. The lemon trees have requested privacy.

GroundsPosted by the Keeper

N° 48

Pool hours are sunrise until Vera leaves. Vera has never left before dusk.

PoolStanding order

N° 49

Found in the orangerie after Saturday: one earring, one glass, one very good reason to return.

Lost & FoundUnclaimed

N° 50

The evening oils have been decanted and set on the terrace. The house retires at nine. The oils do not.

Evening serviceNightly
II.

The household.

V

Vera · Keeps the house

The pool closes when she leaves. She has never left before dusk.

In service · always
E

Elio · Keeps the grounds

Has held the parterre in perfect symmetry for eleven years. He has never once explained how.

Eleven years
K

The Keeper · Keeps the records

Writes the notices. Signs nothing. Approves everything.

Unverified
III.

From the records.

The pool, summer of seventy eight
The pool, summer of seventy eight. The jury was generous, with one exception.
The court, mid dispute
The court. The score was disputed. The score is still disputed.

Nobody remembers who held the camera. Everybody remembers the afternoon.

Lunch, ended and not ended
Lunch ended at three. Nobody moved until six.
An arrival, fourteen suitcases
A guest arrived with fourteen suitcases and one film crew. The film crew waited beyond the gates.
The hall, before midnight
The house empties slowly. Someone always tells one more story at the console.
The decision
He maintains the entry was rushed.
Leaving through the gates

The oils leave the grounds
every morning.

Ten formulas · the only thing the house lets go

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