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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. Thank you for choosing to be with us this evening.

Tonight we're continuing with Villett.

But before that, I'll give you some time

to settle down for the night.

Give yourself a nice big stretch where you are, allowing all the tension to release from your muscles.

You have nothing left to do today but get a good night's sleep. Isn't that a lovely feeling?

Now let's take some deep breath to calm our minds.

Inhale deeply,

and mentally collect all the thoughts

still occupying your concentration before exhaling and letting them all go.

Once more.

Inhale and exhale.

Wonderful.

Last time. Wonderful. And Lucy gratefully agreed, however regretted it immediately when the dress arrived in a bright shade of pink.

It was not to Lucy's taste at all, but she reluctantly donned it for their attendance at her first musical concert that evening. Her anxiety eased when Graham made no allusions to her looking as absurd as she found,

and she decided to enjoy the night.

She was in awe of the concert hall when they arrived, and they took their seats where she could people watch to her heart's content.

She noticed Dr John take an interest in a few ladies and made a remark to him.

He brought in his mother to the conversation and threatened to marry a woman to

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