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Criive hier on thehih that Casper had become a Bludman; it was even worse that he was now the prince consort of Freesia and thus untouchable without starting an international incident

"Bloody Strangers," Criirl," she reh to recall hiave up on Casper to lean back between us and hold Tish’s hand on the armrest

"And maybe he’ll introduce you to Ahnastasia if you ask nicely," I added, which had Cri the crowd for his favorite celebrity

I looked out at the audience, and ht burst We had a full house, and the theater was a masterpiece Fro the walls on three levels, down to the tiered benches for the shopkeeps and artisans, and all the way down to a special sort of elegant cage I’d built so that the Blud the hun had been a work of love and ood eye for design and knew a little carpentry

Between the two of us, the girls of Paradis, the recovered victims of the Malediction Club, and a Scottish handyet the half-deco and still have some money left over And just wait until the audience saw the daring costuned by Blue and Casper’s dai like the shoere about to put on

Every nerve in , and I only hoped my wide smile wouldn’t ruin my carefulopen the theater doors for Criminy to show him what I’d made of myself had been one of the proudestfor adventure, and I’d finally foundbuilt to a crescendo, and his spotlight snapped off Vale leaned close to plant a kiss on , bébé"

At just the right round A spotlight fell onstars dance all over the walls froly low-cut dress

"Oh, this’ll be good," Criminy murh boots

I slipped the small silver hook from my sleeve onto the invisible wire and struck a pose A collective gasp went up fro, "Is that Demi? Is that La Demitasse herself?" With a s toward the stage onbehind me The curtains opened as I hit the wooden boards, and the first show of the Dean to thunderous applause