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This fascinating painting, entitled 'After Midnight Mass, Fifteenth Century', was exhibited by George Henry Boughton at the Royal Academy in 1897 and is now hidden away in a private collection.Did her creator know who she was, this lady of high birth emerging from the cathedral in the snow with her companion at her elbow? And who was the young man with yellow hair who is stepping forward from the crowd, hoping to attract her attention?Within the covers of this book, the reader will discover her story, the story of a little serf with chestnut curls and violet eyes...
Lucy is a sad firefly who does not think she has a special talent. It is by helping her friends she discovers what her special talent is.We all have special talents. We often realise what our talents are through people who care for us.
You (Desmond) are woken in your hotel room by the bedside phone ringing at 2 a.m. A damsel in distress is calling you from the room immediately above. She begs you to come and rescue her at once as two men are about to attack her.The damsel, who is young, blonde and beautiful, explains that she is an MI5 agent and her assailants (who are identical twins) are employees of a foreign power in search of a mysterious brief case, known as 'The McGonagall.'You suddenly find yourself in dangerous world full of spies, threats, glamour and betrayal. You are knocked senseless in a Soho nightclub and wake up in a rat- infested cellar. You are threatened with torture by the twins but rescued by a retired Colonel. After a number of other adventures, including a boxing match with dogs, everyone gets decorations and Frank, the writer, rewards you and your damsel with a glamorous society wedding and a working honeymoon on the Moon. As the plot develops, you keep complaining to the writer about the way you are treated. The Readers Group also give the writer a hard time with their critical comments.Night Bell is a hilarious metafictional spy adventure in which 'you' play the leading role!
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