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‘Can it truly be a thing of horror that radiates this sound? I remember what Creeda said of the fairies - how they sweep people away to their land flowing with honey and milk - and I think: why resist? Do people really fear being transported from this cold world to one of sunshine and song?’

“See, they get the sickly fairies, ones that are of no use, and they put a charm on them.”
“What kind of charm?”
“One to make then look like us. So you could be gone, taken away underground, but there’d be a fairy in your place, wearing your own face. No one would know,” she added, her voice tight and afraid. “No one would even know to come and find you.”

‘This is unknown to me. Always, whatever the circumstances, I find a way in. My first mistress prized me for my ability to seek out the best violet pastilles. To Miss Gillings, I was beloved as the only person who could colour her hair without leaving a trace of grey. That is my purpose: to be indispensable.’

‘How little the rich understand. He lay with her twice a week - I knew, for I changed the sheets and sometimes found him asleep next to her when I arrived with the morning chocolate - but he had not noticed the changes to her figure. I do not believe he even comprehended where the blood was coming from until I spoke those words.’