1482 Memory Fragments

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The family background and family background of the Duke of Hamilton are extraordinary. Unlike the Hall family, the Dunlop family and the Dormer family, the Hamilton family still inherits the nobility and wealth of the aristocracy, and the family business is still prosperous, which also makes their lives. The quality and social confidence all add to the atmosphere.

James Duncan is the old butler of the Duke of Hamilton's house, and Duncan's surname has served as butler for five generations and continues. James has not yet reached the retirement age, but because of perennial health problems, the current Duke of Hamilton took the initiative to issue an order to send James to Venice to be stationed.

On the surface, this was a demotion transfer that forced James to leave a position he had worked for more than thirty-five years; in fact, it was a job shift.

Because the Duke of Hamilton knew that even if he was in poor health, James would definitely choose to stick to his post and refuse to retire early; but after many years of getting along, James's importance in the family far exceeded the position of a housekeeper, so Send James to Venice to take care of his private residence while resting and recuperating.

James is not too close to Renly, Matthew and others. Every time James appears, it means that they are in trouble, and Andre is also involved. James is the first person to deal with it; or , Every time an important trip, the relevant itinerary is also in charge of James.

Not close, but familiar.

"Master Renly, your room is still arranged next to Master Matthew; Master Andrew lives opposite." James' legs and feet are not very good, but the quality of the housekeeper for many years has allowed him to conceal it very well. It's just that the pace of walking was a little slower. At this time, he was leading the way, and Renly and Matthew followed in a hurry, but there was no clue.

James turned around and said with a questioning expression, "In addition, the extra guest room on the third floor has been packed, and the entourage and bodyguard can live there. Master Andrew said that it is enough to arrange a room for ten people. Is it enough?"

Renly didn't react at first—because he never had the habit of entourages when he traveled, and then he reacted, and now he has a team, "Don't worry about them. Their accommodation is all arranged, I The agent came over in advance and rented a homestay, and moved in collectively, just a few streets away from here.”

"Understood. In a moment, please give me the contact information of the agent, so that I can easily arrange every day's travel." Not to mention, the private pier at the door is not accessible to anyone, and James has to deal with unfamiliar visitors. Statistics, "By the way, Master Arthur arrived in Venice yesterday, and he checked in at the Venetian Palace."

The Venetian Palace is not a palace, but a five-star hotel, which, it must be emphasized, is not a chain hotel.

This is a five-star hotel exclusive to Venice, and there is no semicolon. This modern hotel is built in a luxurious building of the 16th century. On the main island, they have a large and lush garden; at the same time, more than half of the rooms have river or sea views. A balcony, as well as a private bathtub and retro decor.

In addition, the hotel houses one of the few Michelin-starred restaurants in Venice. Not only does it have a private dock, but it is also within walking distance from St. Mark's Square. What is even more rare is that, in the midst of the busy city, but quiet in the midst of the hustle and bustle, the guest's accommodation will never be affected in any way.

Undoubtedly, the Venetian Palace is one of the top hotels in Venice. According to the market price, luxury suites cost 1,500 pounds a night in normal times, and 3,300 pounds a night during film festivals, or even higher.

For the aristocracy, the commercial atmosphere is a little stronger, and the upstarts have a slightly more visual sense, but it is a good choice to go on vacation occasionally - at least, the poor aristocrats have not been able to live in this way, and the ability to live means that the family has not yet decline.

This time, Arthur specially stayed at the Venetian Palace, obviously for the follow-up work, and made a special trip to choose there.

Escorting Renly to his fixed room, James bowed slightly, then turned and left.

Pushing open the door of the room, you can see at a glance the mint air freshener and the charcoal basin used for dehumidification. There are also some simple snacks next to the bedside table, all according to Renly's personal habits. What I have prepared - it has been eight years, and it has been eight years since I came here last time, but James has never forgotten those details.

"Phew, everything's still the same." Renly's footsteps couldn't help but lighten up.

"No no no, there are still things that are different." I didn't hear footsteps for a while, and Eaton's words couldn't wait to spread, "James said that the place was renovated the year before last, and the most important project was to remodel the bathroom. And toilets, to continue to use equipment from a century ago, it is too backward, even the Duke can't stand it."

"Really or not?" Renly showed a surprised expression, "I thought I would never see a modification in my lifetime."

He strode towards the bathroom, pushed open the dark green leaf door, and a brand new bathroom with light green and sky blue as the main color appeared in front of him:

An emerald green four-cornered bathtub is placed at the end, but a shower area is added next to it. The mint green shower curtain is pulled aside to reveal the modern shower equipment; the mirror with gold trim complements the dark green bathroom cabinets. , the washstand of the golden yellow copper basin still maintains the consistent style of the building itself

Grid; and finally the precious and rare toilet bowl.

Everyone thinks that those mansions in Venice are bound to be a privilege, but the opposite is true.

Because these mansions have a long history, from the decoration design to the plumbing system, they are all old antiques, and they have begun to be mottled in the passage of time, and you can't even see too much gorgeousness, but a sense of decay and decay. Not to mention software such as furniture, decoration, space, etc., the hardware of toilets and bathrooms is the most troublesome——

There is no hot water supply system and no drain sewer.

If you want to take a bath, then you can use the most traditional way, bring a bucket of hot water to the bathroom, and then pour it into the bathtub to take a bath. In winter, the housekeeper or maid will always wait outside the door. Also, beware of taking too long a bath and the hot water becomes cold, they will provide new hot water in time.

Imagine if it takes an hour for a nobleman to take a bath, that means the kitchen has to have a hot supply of hot water for an hour, what about all the members of a family? Then, the cost of consumption is not only considerable, it can even be said to be scary.

Not only for bathing, but because there is no drainage pipe, they also use the most traditional chamber pots to solve physiological needs, and they are transported to the same place in the city for dumping every morning.

Of course, during the development of the city of Venice, the problems of drainage pipes and so on have been solved; it is just that, like this antique building with a long history, any changes and changes need to be careful and careful.

Just like Rome, in order to protect cultural monuments and historical heritage, urban construction must be cautious and cautious, and the time can only be prolonged. Up to now, there are still a small number of buildings in Venice that have not completed the renovation of related projects.

In fact, the Duke of Hamilton's house had a sewer change in the second half of the 1990s. They were equipped with a washbasin and basic sewer pipes to match the city's sewage management system; but the renovation project was too large. , possibly even harming the building itself, and other plumbing works have been put on hold.

It is conceivable that in the 21st century, are there still houses that cannot find showers and toilets? In fact, many, many other places like this can be found in Europe besides Venice.

"Haha, do you remember? That time, Andre just drank and hung up, and then vomited in the washbasin, which blocked the sewer. The next day, all the sewage came up, like a flood, early in the morning. It stinks everyone up, and we thought Andrei kicked the chamber pot over. At that time, the washbasin's sewer pipe had just been installed, and there seemed to be some problems with the placement and size of the pipe."

Eaton stood behind Renly and looked at the brand-new bathroom with excitement and excitement—under the modern renovation, it still maintained the original style of the building, which is not an easy task, "I heard that this It took nearly a year to complete a renovation of all the rooms.”

"Why didn't you tell me that Matthew was also drunk that night, and he lay on the deck of the yacht and couldn't get up. He almost fell into the water." Andre's voice of protest sounded immediately, stepping on the The sound of footsteps came from behind.

"Renly didn't seem to be very awake at the time, so we went down to ask someone for help, but Renly drove the yacht out by himself, and Matthew and I spent a night hanging out outside, and in the end it seemed to go straight to the Color Island, We all thought the two of them were swallowed up by the waves."

As he spoke, the memory of the past became vivid, Andre successfully shifted his target, and Eaton turned his head immediately, "I remember, I remember, Matthew, where the hell did you go that night? Renly just That sells you."

Matthew raised his eyes, cast a glance at Renly, and then saw Renly spread his hands, with an innocent expression on his face, "I told you, I can't drink any more, but you are forcing me Had that glass of vodka, so, I don't remember what happened, God, I didn't even get a chance to drive, and you watched me go off on a yacht? Luckily it didn't capsize."

Matthew also laughed dumbly and withdrew his gaze, "I've completely fallen asleep, and only when I woke up did I realize that I was kidnapped by Renly."

"Hey, it's an expedition, an expedition! All right!" Renly protested immediately.

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