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BATH, 1935

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H [74] Brigadier-General Arthur Lionel Tarquin Blackstock (Emily Amy)
W [dec at 58] Venezia Romilly Hero Burdet (Wraith)

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S1 [44] Captain Arthur Hannibal Wulfhard Blackstock (cher529s)
- exW [45] Thekla Miranda Heywood (JuliaF)
-- S [20] Constantine Horatio Arthur Blackstock (JuliaF)
-- D [14] Rosalie Venezia Philomena Blackstock (RowenaRavenclaw)
- W [35]
-- S [3]

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D1 [42] Guinevere Charis Letizia Blackstock (JuliaF)
- exH [47] Sigmund Franz-Joseph Cavendish (BlueOcean123)
-- D [12] Elfrida Tullia Cavendish (Wordsmith)
- H [40] Vincent Ashley Vaughan (Emily Amy)
-- S [2]

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S2 [40] Samson Jericho Marcus Blackstock (Guest)
- BF [41] Hamish Peredur MacConnell (Uilos)

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D2 [38] Evangeline Camilla Aktaie Blackstock (JuliaF)
- H [42] Valentine Francis St. Anne (Darkbone)
-- S [16] Peregrine Michael Francis St. Anne (JuliaF)
-- D [10] Evanthe Mary Constance St. Anne (JuliaF)

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S3 [36] Second Lieutenant Leonidas Enoch Tarquin Blackstock (.)
- W [34] Alice Helena Goldsmith (Guest)
-- S [12] Atticus Tarquin Blackstock (Uilos)
- GF [26]

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D3 [34] Lavinia Constance Hero Blackstock (Uilos)
- H [53] Ignatz Ferdinand-Gottlieb Cavendish (Wordsmith)
-- D [6] Hero Godeliva Konstanza Cavendish (Cinnabar)
-- S [3]

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S4 [31] Hector Osric Maximilian Blackstock (RowenaRavenclaw)
- W [35] Emilie Arabella Van Bergen (Guest)
-- S [6] Rex Osric Blackstock (Laura B.)
-- D [3]

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It is the autumn of 1935.

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The weight of years bears heavily on Arthur's once-formidable frame. His mind is still sharp, but his body is frail. A stroke in 1933 has left him partially paralysed. Despite this, he remains mentally engaged, keeping up with world affairs as Europe teeters on the brink of war. His relationship with his granddaughter Elfrida, has deepened, and she spends most of her time at Bath, providing Arthur with much-needed companionship.

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Art remarried in 1926, to the daughter of a conservative politician. It is a stable, companiable relationship which has cut through Art's loneliness, and the Sussex estate is once more home to polite conversation. The couple welcomed a son, who is now three years old. His birth was a wake-up call that made Art realise he has been neglectful of his children from his first marriage. Thus, he has endeavoured to become closer to them.

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He has found success with Constantine, who is now studying law at Oxford - Art is relieved he has no ambitions of joining the army. His relationship with Rosalie, however, remains strained: she has grown into an independent and confident girl who spends most of her time in London, with her mother, and dreams of becoming an actress - a profession Art considers disreputable. He fears Rosalie will end up like his sister Lavinia.

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Despite her husband's imprisonment and the scrutiny it brought her, Gwen has remained politically active. Sigmund returned from prison a shell of his former self, and it was clear their marriage was over. They divorced quietly in 1932, and Sigmund has moved into a miniscule flat in London, where, despite the traumas of prison, he continues to write for left-wing magazines. Him and Gwen remain friends, of a kind. When she married Vincent, her lover, in a quiet, intimate ceremony, he attended, and was very surprised, but touched when Gwen and Vincent decided to name their son after him. Elfrida, however, wants nothing to do with her stepfather or half-brother, and resents her parents, instead drawing closer to her grandfather.

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Sam and Hamish remain in Paris, where Hamish has published his third book: this time, on Arthuriana. While they remain prominent figures of the Bohemian expatriate community, the rise of fascism in Europe worries them increasingly. There is tension between them, as Hamish has suggested they move back to England. Sam, however, feels there is nothing left for him in his home country. Thus, for now, they remain in Paris, even as bricks get thrown through the windows of the saloons and cafés they frequent.

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In 1932, Valentine's illness reached a crescendo, and he attempted to burn the cottage in Surrey down in order to exorcise the poems he wrote there. He was recovered, badly burnt, by a traumatised Peregrine, who, at 16, has become head of the household. Valentine was insitutionalised, and Evie, Peregrine, and Evanthe have moved into a small house in Kensington. Peregrine resents both his parents for letting things go this far, and has grown increasingly protective of Evanthe. His younger sister has inherited her mother's artistic talent, but, blissfully, her works are much more cheerful. At 10 years old, she mostly paints cats, which she adores.

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Leo has grown maddeningly restless with his work in the civil service, and greatly regrets having left the military. In an attempt to inject some excitement into his life, he has started an affair with his secretary - a bright, ambitious, and energetic woman who seems so different from the calm, quiet Alice. Leo thinks he is being remarkably discreet, however, Alice suspects something is amiss. Atticus has noticed the tension between his parents, and has become shy and withdrawn.

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Much to everyone's surprise, Lavinia and Ignatz are still married. The rise of fascism in Europe has emboldened Ignatz, who has become a prominent member of the newly formed British Union of Fascists, and a close personal friend of Oswald Mosley. Lavinia seems not to care terribly much. She remains enamoured with her husband, though their relationship is marred by frequent emotional outbursts on both sides, even as they have welcomed another child: a son, this time, much to Ignatz's delight.

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Hector and Emilie remain, on the surface, a happy couple. Hector has taken over management of the Bath townhouse from his father, continues to visit and get along well with his brother Leo, and him and Emilie have welcomed a daughter whom Emilie dotes on and Rex gets along with splendidly. However, his feelings towards Alice, his sister-in-law, have grown stronger, and while nothing untoward has happened yet, who is to say what Alice would do if she found out about her husband's infidelity...

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Art's wife

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First name: of Gothic origin.

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Middle name: a name that was uncommon in the 1930s, but is quite common now.

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Surname: composed of two words spelt together (think Moneypenny rather than Money-Penny).

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Art's son

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First name: starts with Ed-.

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First middle name: honours his father.

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Second middle name: considered clunky and old-fashioned.

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Gwen and Vincent's son

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First name: long and Welsh.

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Middle name: honours Sigmund.

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Leo's mistress

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First name: associated with chastity.

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Middle name: a common English name with a wide array of nicknames.

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Surname: a town in the West Midlands.

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Lavinia and Ignatz's son

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First name: the anglicised version of an Ancient Roman name.

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Middle name: Ignatz, or a variant thereof.

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Second middle name: contains a Q.

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Hector and Emilie's daughter

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First name: starts with O.

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Middle name: honours her mother or grandmother.

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masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080

This message was edited 8/21/2024, 4:37 AM