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There were no curtains on the windows, but huge fires crackled in all the downstairs rooms, which were lit by hundreds of red candles and decorated by huge banks of holly, yew and laurel. 'Last Christmas' by George Michael reprinted by kind permission of Morrison and Leahy Music. Dunhamwas among those who belonged to the Friday Evening Club, as they calledit, and Henry C. 'What's up with her?' asked Bas.

Now Maud was singing again, the exquisite voice hitting F sharp as clear as a bell. 'That will be all, Reginald and Agatha. I've been straighteningup the room a little, and Mrs. Janey's taped all the episodes for me.