Countess Estella is a charming host, a well-travelled bonne vivante, and a cultured philatelist, with pretty pointed incisors and two drinks cabinets: one for spirits, one for sanguineous fluid. Her castle is bustling any time of the night, with a stream of guests here for sumptuous balls, erotic masquerades, dreary poetry recitals, and… dinner. In antique wardrobes in the cloakroom is a selection of crimson scarves to take as gifts on your way out. She wears a white dress with altogether too many ribbons.