Prologue Flashcards
“—high as a cloud and lighter than air—“
“—then loop the loop and up to the stars! I dreamed about flying all the time.
What? Girls dream.”
“Up to the stars-I like that.”
“Me too.”
“That’s the rule.”
“Everything ends.”
“—and captains—“
“—mothers—“
“—a crucial year in the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria—“
“GOD SAVE HER!”
“—Lord Leonard Aster, dedicated minister to the Queen and devoted father—“
“—to Molly Aster, whose mother flew up to heaven when Molly was six years old.”
“—while, taking her with him on each royal mission, Lord Aster gave Molly a life few girls would normally know—“
“—a life that made her insatiably curious, insufferably bright and pretty much friendless at school.”
“Me too.”
“Boys!”
“We’re lost!”
“BOYS!”
“—and Lord Leonard Aster—“
“—his friendless Molly—“
“—and her nanny, Mrs. Bumbrake—“
“JOURNEYED AT DAWN TO THE DOCKS OF PORTSMOUTH!”
