Mary Killen Mary Killen

Your Problems Solved | 27 August 2005

Etiquette advice from The Spectator's Miss Manners

issue 27 August 2005

Dear Mary…

Q. My husband and I were guests at a five-day house party in Scotland. Most of the other guests were heavy drinkers and on the first night one of them actually entered our bedroom in the middle of the night and got into our double bed with us. Neither of us slept well after this because there was no lock on the door and we were on tenterhooks every night in case there should be a repeat incident.

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