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Good evening and welcome to the sleepy bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book. I'm your host, Elizabeth,

and it is wonderful to be here with you tonight. This evening will be continuing a room

with a view by E.M. Forster. But before we do that, imagine your body resting deeply and

comfortably, as though every muscle is slowly melting into softness beneath you.

Take a slow breath in and gently release it.

You no longer need to carry the weight of the day.

The tension in your shoulders, the heaviness in your limbs, and the quiet ache of constant

movement can all drift away now. There is only the steady rhythm of your breathing, the gentle comfort surrounding you, and the peaceful

unfolding of the story ahead.

At Windy Corner, Mrs. Honeychurch and her son, Freddie, waited anxiously while Lucy and Cecil talked outside in the garden. As Mrs. Honeychurch drafted a letter to Cecil's mother,

the two discussed Cecil's repeated proposals to Lucy. Freddie admitted he disliked Cecil and felt

uneasy about the match, though he struggled to explain why.

Mrs. Honeychurch defended Cecil as respectable, wealthy and well-connected,

while Freddie worried that Lucy's engagement would change something essential about her.

Eventually, Cecil entered and announced that Lucy had accepted

his proposal. The family offered their congratulations, though not without awkwardness beneath

the surface. Mr. Beebe arrived as the family were in the garden discussing the particulars of the proposal,

and without knowing about the engagement, he spoke quite candidly to Cecil about Lucy,

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