The oval dinner table was set for eight - elegant plates caught the watery light -
A wind up gramophone had a golden horn -
Earlier, I'd seen a tail coat in the East Bedroom -
A stuffed toy elephant lay upon a withered pillow -
I'd read a letter written in the castle by Lytton Strachey -
Timid Lutyens he'd written -
A diva closed her eyes in the Upper Gallery -
A three masted ship sailed above the guests' tipsy heads -
14.30
Thursday 9 July 2015
The Ship Room
Lindisfarne Castle
Holy Island
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