Here is this week’s entry into the weekly challenge brought to us by the lovely Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Here are the rules: Use the photo as inspiration, write a hundred(ish) words – and share! Here goes my offering for this week – and I welcome your comments again!
Copyright John Nixon
– Trilby –
“He got so angry when I couldn’t sing in tune. He said I’d lost him the gift of trance, sir.”
“Trance? Who do these legs belong to, exactly?”
“You don’t recognise me, not all dolled up, sir?”
“Miss Trilby?”
“Yes, sir, if you please.” She fluttered her eyes – faint echoes of her stage presence. A tear slid down her cheek. “I didn’t mean to, sir. I just snapped, sir. He’s such a scary man, Mr Svengali.”
I patted her on the shoulder. “I think you mean ‘was’, Miss Trilby.”
Her answering smile haunts me, even now.
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Freya Writes... 
Very funny! I am not sure the scarier of the two really is (or rather was) Mr Svengali.
Thank you! I’m not sure either…
Hah! A fitting end for Mr Svengali.
I agree!
Death in the Piano! Sounds like a great title for a mystery novel.
Ooh, it does indeed. I’ll let you have that one 😉
Haha! Yes!! Loved your last line. The perfect ribbon to an excellent little story! 😀
Thank you, Linda!
I think George du Maurier ought to be proud. Trilby still going strong and Svengali getting his comeuppance in a piano.
Thanks for the backlink too.
Thank you! And you’re welcome – it’s a great photo 🙂
She’s got more to her than meets the eye…..that’s for certain!
Thank you for commenting! Yes, she certainly has more to her character than being meek and mild.
Ha…. that’s a brilliant… quit a snap she had.
Thank you Bjorn! Yes, she was a feisty lady.
Great take on the prompt and the characters.
Thank you Patrick – and for commenting!
Dear Freya,
A fitting end to Svengali….although Miss Trilby is rather spooky herself.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Shalom Rochelle. Yes, Miss Trilby isn’t so influenced as I thought….
Love the Svengali reference. Well done.
Thank you, Tony.
An answering smile disturbs me a little as well.
I do wonder and worry how much of me is in these sinister characters….!
I’m with Miss Trilby. I love fighting back too.
So do I! Although I think I’m a little more feisty in my imaginary life than in reality…!