Just ahead of Episode Twelve of The Girl on the Boat, a thank you for all your kind comments about this springtime serialisation and about all our other Tales for Our Time. Almost eight years ago now, we launched this series of audio adventures on a whim, threw it together somewhat hastily, and learned on the job. So we're enormously grateful for your appreciation of it.
In tonight's episode, the action repairs to the country estate of Windles, where among other attractions there is an orchestrion installed. That's a machine that can mimic the sound of an orchestra: the one at right is the nearest to Steyn HQ - a presence for many years at Clark's Trading Post in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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Please join Mark tomorrow for Part Thirteen of The Girl on the Boat.