She carefully spooned a dollop of Devonshire clotted cream onto her scone and then placed a teaspoon of strawberry jam into the center. “Some would call that heresy, you know,” remarked the Lady of the Checquy. She herself appeared to be of the “jam, then cream” school. “I’m not bound by the petty strictures of society,” said Myfanwy, and she took a delicious bite.

