Lucia Victrix (92 page)

‘No, you can't come in,' he said. ‘Good night, Poppy. Sleep well.'

‘It's me, Georgie,' said Lucia in a low voice. ‘Open the door: only a chink. She isn't here.'

Georgie unlocked it.

‘Perfect!' she whispered. ‘Such a treat for them all! They will remember this evening. Perfect.'

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Mapp and Lucia
first published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1935
Lucia's Progress
first published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1935
Trouble for Lucia
first published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1939

This collection published under the title
Lucia Victrix
by Penguin Books 1991

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ISBN: 978-0-141-92635-3