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The Face of Helen

At Covent Garden for a performance of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, Mr Satterthwaite spots Mr Quin during the interval.  After the performance they witness a fight outside the opera house – but what could have prompted such brutal behaviour?

In Pagliacci the clowns perform a Harlequinade, and one of them, Beppe, impersonates Harlequin.  The appropriateness of Quin’s choice of opera is not lost on Mr. Satterthwaite.  Published in The Mysterious Mr Quin.

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