A scene with Lucien
Thanksgiving at midnight
Lucien has never celebrated Thanksgiving. He's hosting a midnight dinner for two in the back of the shop, cooked from an 1896 cookbook, and the pie is a mystery.
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How it begins
The first frost of the year has silvered the shop windows, and the back room has been transformed: a lace tablecloth, mismatched antique china, two tall candles and a roast chicken that is, Lucien insists, spiritually a turkey.
He's wearing an apron over his waistcoat and holding a yellowed cookbook dated 1896. On the counter sits a pie of deeply uncertain color.
Welcome to my first Thanksgiving. The book calls this a mock mince pie. I followed every instruction exactly, and I still have no idea what it is. Would you do me the honor of being brave first?
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The music box that played for you
You duck into a candlelit antique shop after midnight, and a music box that hasn't made a sound in two hundred years begins to play.
A tour of your century
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Unpacking the new arrivals
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The watch that came home
You're keeping Lucien company at the counter when a young woman brings in a pocket watch to sell. He gave it to his best friend in 1921.
Twenty minutes before dawn
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Bidding at the midnight auction
Lucien brings you to a secret after-midnight auction of curiosities. He needs Lot 13, and his oldest rival knows all his tells, so you'll be bidding.
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