I sipped the last of my tea and placed the cup delicately on the saucer. Relieved of this prop for the performance of polite intercourse, I was able to lean closer to our handsome visitor, sitting beside me on the sofa.
"It is delightful to see you again, Sir Francis. We wondered what you had been doing, so long away."
His eyes were drawn to my tightly corseted bosom, as I had hoped they would be, and I brushed his thigh.
"It has been difficult to find you at home lately. I fear you may become too grand to receive me once you are wed."
His tone was teasingly arrogant and I could tell he had no fears of any such thing.
"Oh no, Mrs Rushworth and myself have no plans to retire from society. Our dear husbands to be being... mature men, we had hoped to look to you to give us guidance in becoming fashionable hostesses."
"I should be delighted to assist you both," he murmured, "I wonder if you might also seek some enlightenment into how to beguile in the more intimate arts? Experienced men often respond to a more considered approach..."
He slid an arm around both of us and held us closely to him for a moment, lightly stroking our bare necks until we blushed.
"Oh, please do give us some direction," Mrs Rushworth purred.
He stood up and positioned himself behind the sofa, looking down on us from above.