Of course one had concocted the entire scheme of thin air. And, as Lord Frost was to discover, that sunny afternoon at the fete, the handling of a sedated domestic eel and his larger, unusually squiggly electrical cousin are two entirely different matters. Eunice, Duchess of Crabbe, did not take kindly to having a four-foot eel thrust into her lap. In short, one thoroughly enjoyed oneself. Madam, Fear not.
Cupping is, as the vulgar say, safe as houses.
Even the tinkling of one's life fluids into Emperor Marmaduke china is sweet music to the ears. Oh, others may attempt to assure the correspondent that the so-called 'modern' techniques will do her the better. Give one a cupping and a bullet to bite, any day. Several months back, one hosted one's much lauded and talked-about Secret Seafood Supper with Seven Snappy Salads. This, to christen one's recent purchase of and installation in the Whitbey-Grimes Hundred Room Manor in Fewes.