That definitely caught her attention and Gretchen’s sharp gaze peered into her sister’s darker eyes. Did Frida know something? Were there rumours about her and Mr Prewett and the day of the apparition lesson? Nobody had seen them, apart from the matron, who didn’t even look after Frida’s house…unless it had been one of the other occasions?

Frida had been at the party too, but surely she would have said something before now? And on the boat…no, the cabin door had been closed and Frida had been nowhere to be seen when she had been strategically blending back into the crowd.

“Who were you thinking of?” Gretchen asked warily, unable to conceal in her tone the fact that she had someone very particular in mind.

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Bee is tremendous, isn't she?