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Good evening and welcome to the sleepy bookshelf,

where we set aside the worries of the day

and lose ourselves in a good book.

I'm your host, Elizabeth, and I am so happy that you're here with me tonight.

This evening will be continuing a Room with a View by E.M. Forster. But before we return to Florence, let's take a quiet

moment to settle ourselves for sleep. Allow your body to relax, letting your shoulders drop, your hands unclench, and your breathing

to become slow and easy.

Take a long, deep breath in and gently exhale.

Again breathe in calm and breathe out the noise of the day.

With each slow breath feel yourself growing heavier, softer and more peaceful.

Last time, a rainy afternoon at the pension Bertolini gave Lucy the chance to sit at the piano the one place she felt free. As she played Beethoven, Mr. Bebe quietly reflected on the passionate

spirit hidden beneath Lucy's polite and careful exterior. Meanwhile, the pension guests

chatted about Miss Lavish, her unfinished novel, and the curious social entanglements that seemed to follow the Emerson's wherever they went.

Opinions on the unconventional father and son remained sharply divided.

Some found them tactless and improper,

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