Story for the Day: The Beginning of the Opera

Here is the next part in "Tales from Frewyn: the Opera", soon to be released as a novella! Enjoy!

The jerkin was donned, the Cuineills were got, the mantles and redingotes were fastened, and everyone was soon arrived at the Royal Theatre. The commander, however, broke from the party for a few moments on account of a most necessary call to Diras Delights. The Frewyn bakery was just closing for the day and therefore had little to recommend its usual excellent stock, but she declared herself...