Free Clementine Rose and the Movie Magic 9 by Jacqueline Harvey

anytime soon. ‘Did Uncle Digby tell you about Mr Doncaster?’ she asked.
    â€˜Yes, sweetheart.’ Lady Clarissa pulled the girl onto her lap. ‘Don’t you worry about a thing.’
    Clementine laid her head on her mother’s shoulder. ‘He said he was going to close our hotel.’
    â€˜That’s for me to work out. Now, what can we do to cheer everyone up?’ Clarissa said, tapping her chin.
    â€˜What about a movie afternoon?’ Clementine suggested, perking up. ‘Will can help me. Please, Mummy?’
    Clarissa nodded. ‘That is a great idea, as long as Drew doesn’t have any other plans. He might like to take Will out on his day off.’
    â€˜Can you help me make popcorn, Uncle Digby?’ Clementine asked. ‘And can we invite Tilda and Teddy and Mintie?’
    â€˜I’m afraid that the children and Ana have gone to visit her mother today to give Basil some peace and quiet at home,’ Clarissa said.
    â€˜Oh.’ Clementine’s face fell.
    â€˜But your mother and I will come along and watch, and I’m sure Aunt Violet would love to see your movie too.’ Uncle Digby smiled at Clementine.
    â€˜If she ever wakes up,’ Clementine said. She paused and then looked at her mother. ‘Who’s Eliza?’
    Lady Clarissa flinched and Uncle Digby almost spat out his eggs. ‘Where did you hear that name?’
    â€˜Will and I went to see Aunt Violet yesterday but she was asleep and I think she was having a dream and she called out for Eliza,’ Clementine explained. ‘Aunt Violet doesn’t have any children, does she?’
    â€˜Oh, darling, please don’t mention that to Aunt Violet. We’ll talk about it another day.’ Lady Clarissa glanced at Uncle Digby, whose face crumpled into a soft smile. ‘You’d better hurry up and get dressed so you can organise your movie afternoon.’
    â€˜Did I hear someone mention a movie after noon?’ Drew asked as he and Will appeared on the back stairs.
    Clementine turned around excitedly. ‘Can you and Will help? Basil said we have the day off.’
    â€˜Yes, I just spoke to him. How about I finish editing your movie and we can watch that first?’ Drew asked. ‘Basil sent me the copy of your ballet concert last night too.’
    Clementine grinned. She spotted the video camera perched on the edge of the dresser andraced to get it. She looked at the blinking red light, which indicated the battery was almost flat. ‘Uh oh, I think we left this on last night.’
    â€˜Don’t worry, Clementine,’ Drew said. ‘I can charge it.’
    Clementine handed him the camera.
    â€˜We could make some posters, just like the ones for real movies,’ Clementine said to Will.
    The boy nodded eagerly. ‘We could make tickets too and we could charge everyone a gold coin to watch.’
    â€˜And we could give the money to Queen Georgiana’s Trust for the Protection of Animals,’ Clementine suggested.
    Lady Clarissa smiled at the children. ‘Listen to you two. Filmmakers and philanthropists.’
    â€˜A philanthawhat, Mummy?’ Clementine asked.
    â€˜It just means that you’re generous, giving your money to others who need it more than you,’ Lady Clarissa said.
    â€˜Oh, we could give the money to you, because you need it for the hotel,’ Clementine suggested.
    Lady Clarissa smiled at her daughter. ‘That is very thoughtful of you, but I’d rather you give it to the animals.’

    After lunch Clementine and Will finished setting up the library for the screening. ‘Mummy, is Aunt Violet going to come down?’ Clementine asked.
    â€˜I’m not sure, darling,’ Lady Clarissa said. ‘She hasn’t been well.’
    Clementine nodded.
    The library looked just like a proper cinema with the chairs in neat rows. Uncle Digby had helped drag an old puppet theatre down from the