Mr. Fraiser had been told to expect the guest and had been trying to make the studio not quite look as much a mess as it tended to.  Hearing the knock he had been in the back of the house carrying some dishes that the Earl had used earlier in the day to the kitchen.  The cook had been told to take the afternoon off as Douglas had planned to be away from the house.  They needed another maid, but Douglas has been putting it off.  Mr. Roberts, the butler, was doing the bodyguard job for Miss Dane.  That left Mr. Fraiser there to take care of things at that particular time.

Mr. Fraiser hurried to the front door and opened it.  He too had a very strong Scottish accent though with a bit more proper tone and body language as he was trained properly as a valet.  " 'ello, Sir."  He indicated the hallway just inside the front door waiting to hear the man's name so he could announce his arrival to the Earl.