With six girls left the task this week was to work as chalet girls for a group of young men in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier. Only three chalet girls were needed so Cleonie Stenhouse from Lumley’s Catering Recruitment arrived at Eggleston Hall to interview the six recruits. "Are you a binge-drinker?" she enquired of one ladette. "Occasionally, but not all the time." came the earnest reply.
Vicky expressed her worries: "I know it’s just Switzerland, but what if something goes wrong, what if they have a right big storm or something like that and we all get killed?" she asked. Cookery must be to professional standards, and some of the girls had done their homework well. "How long does it take to boil an egg in the alps?" asked Cleonie. "Here it would be four minutes, but in the alps it would take six minutes because of the altitude" was Clara's confident (and accurate) response.
After commenting that it was all a complete disaster area Cleonie decided to choose Clara, Frances and Victoria. Fran was almost in tears, happy that at last she could make her father proud.
While the three chalet girls were busy looking after their guests in Verbier the other three, Louise, Rebecca and Laura, were left behind at Eggleston Hall to try and get a head start on deportment, flower arranging and elocution. They worked hard and were rewarded with a night off - at the local pub again! This time it was not Louise who disgraced herself but sex addict Rebecca, who had been missing men and leapt at the opportunity for a quick snog!
Invited to go on to a club after the pub closed the three forgot about their 10:30 curfew and enjoyed themselves for a few hours more. On being interrogated by Gill Harboard the next morning Becky, looking as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, coyly admitted to speaking to a 'gentleman' at the bar. "He was no 'gentleman'!" snorted the appalled principal.
Becky later justified herself to the others: "Yeah I did snog someone but I ain’t gonna tell her that. I don’t feel like I’ve cheapened myself for having a drunken snog. I could have like, gone to the toilets and had a quickie with him but I didn’t do that!"
With the three chalet girls back at Eggleston Hall it was time for the weekly assessment and another girl would be invited to leave. No-one received a particularly good report. Rosemary Shrager was still puzzled about the apple and cinnamon cake and start grilling Clara about how they had made it. Rosemary knew that something was not right but couldn't work out how they had managed it.
In the end it came down to a choice between Vicky and Becky. Becky was sure she would be going home but commented "I'm not bovvered, I've had a good time. There's nowt wrong with sex, it keeps you fit and I've put on weight while I've been here 'cos I haven't been getting any." Becky was right, she was going home.
Her parting shot as she got into the car was a full moon directed at the window where Gill and Rosemary were watching her departure.
"Oh God, simply disgusting!" "I cannot believe it - appalling!" "I mean, can you believe it? Putting her bottom in our faces!!!" they gasped.
What an exit!