GHOST BUSTER??

I heard a bell chime from one of the chambers which was closed to public. I paused, and listened carefully. Heard it again, a ringing from a small bell...twice in succession.


My curiosity got better of me and I pushed the door open and tentatively stepped inside. I saw a huge marble topped dinning table lighted with candles with red shades masking the glow...giving the room a eerie yet warm feeling. At one end of the table, I saw a couple, dressed in black in their royal finery...the lady graceful and the man elegantly poised, sharing a drink between them.


The lady slowly turned towards me and asked - "Would you like to taste some wine, my dear?"


I was taken aback. I did not realize that they had seen me. I blushed with embarrassment thinking I had gate crashed on the couple's private moment; politely mumbling my 'No, thanks',exited the room. 


As I stumble out of the room, the door closed behind me. There was something odd. I fished out the literature about the castle from my hand bag. I re-read it. There was no mention of the Royalty using this particular castle as a holiday home/summer home/winter home...it did not house the Royalty at all!


I ran up to our group and sought our tour guide Mr. Brown and asked him whether someone from the Royal family was staying there? "Madam, this castle has been closed for more than a century....never used by the royal family. Just open to the public on demand. May I know the reason for your question?"


I recounted the incident at the dinning room to him and to the people in our group. Mr. Brown's pale skin got paler as the people around me gasped!


For - Mag 129