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A servant crosses the field in the early hours, pulling a cart along with provisions from the local market. Looking east to catch a bit of a pale pink and orange sunrise. He slows, squinting as he tries to make something out in the distance... an oar.... an overturned boat.... a body.... then...

Beatrice stands and gazes out at the harbour of La Rocca Sorrentina and thinks,

"Ah, Dio! Life here has been so busy I have not had enough time to write about it! Meetings with Elisabetta, Lady Macbain, the Professore, Hugo and the Conte have kept me quite busy and I must settle down...

I usually do not post classes anywhere, or distribute the NC with the text, as I believe then attending serves no purpose. Indeed, I would be one of those annoying professors! However, I thought it would be fun, and hopefully inspirational to share. I really don't know it all either...

On March 1, 2013, Saffia Widdershins & Elrik Merlin of Designing Worlds visited us in the Duché and subsequently created this wonderful travelogue.

As well as highlighting some of the Duch's most beautiful areas, this provides some wonderful insights into...

........Dawn was just breaking as Devi slipped out of the taverna where she and Achille were staying. She closed the door gently, wrapped her shawl around her shoulders and set off through the quiet Calle, which the rising sun was tinting with morning pink.

Devi smiled to herself as...

Mrs. Rawley was horrified, though she tried to hide it. She was ordinarily someone I looked to a great deal in matters of setting up the household, but I was very clear in my request to have one of the beds set up in the new house immediately. I...

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" Finally, he came to the point. "I must apologize for the lengthy preface, Baroness," he began, "but these matters must be seen to with great care." I waited, perched on my chair and he continued "The long and the short of it, is that the...