"His bedchamber led off to the apartments of his trusted secretary... A narrow staircase led... to the water’s edge where there were always two or three boats moored waiting to take the King on some private quest for pleasure unobtainable in the overcrowded palace."
Charles arranges to have a secret passage built so he and Sotherby can visit each other at night without being seen- and maybe has a little extra surprise for dear old Sothers in the form of a ~romantic boat ride.
Charles II/Sotherby, secret passageway (and, erm, boats?)
"His bedchamber led off to the apartments of his trusted secretary... A narrow staircase led... to the water’s edge where there were always two or three boats moored waiting to take the King on some private quest for pleasure unobtainable in the overcrowded palace."
Charles arranges to have a secret passage built so he and Sotherby can visit each other at night without being seen- and maybe has a little extra surprise for dear old Sothers in the form of a ~romantic boat ride.