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formed in the corner of his eye. He brushed it away hastily and then read the message aloud. Clementine had told her mother what she wanted to say and then copied it carefully into the card after her mother had written it on a piece of paper.
    Dear Uncle Digby, get well soon. We miss you so much – even Aunt Violet. Lots of love, Clementine and Lavender xxx
    Uncle Digby laughed. So did Lady Clarissa, and even Aunt Violet managed to smile.
    ‘Well, aren’t you going to open your present?’ Aunt Violet asked.
    Digby Pertwhistle picked at the sticky tape and then unwrapped the paper. Clementine stood beside him as he lifted the lid off the box.
    ‘Oh!’ he exclaimed. ‘I’ve wanted one of these since I was a boy.’
    ‘Really?’ Clementine grinned. ‘Is that true?’
    Aunt Violet coughed. ‘They didn’t make them a hundred years ago, Pertwhistle.’
    He pulled out the remote-controlled bug, which closely resembled a giant bumblebee, and the little controller that went with it.
    ‘Let’s give it a whirl.’ He flicked the switch. The tiny wings began to flap. The insect took off, whizzing through the air and dive-bombing Aunt Violet.
    ‘Steady on there, man,’ she yelled.
    His mouth twitched. ‘Oh, we’re going to have a lot of fun with this one.’ He sent the bug flying past Lavender, who grunted loudly, and Pharaoh, who swatted at it with his paw.
    ‘Thank you, Clementine. It’s perfect.’ Uncle Digby put his arm around her and kissed the top of her head just as the little bug crash-landed onto the table, right into the middle of one of Pierre’s strawberry sponge cakes.
    Clementine gave Uncle Digby a hug and then smiled at her mother and great-aunt. Yes, it was – just perfect.

 
Clementine Rose Appleby
Five-year-old daughter of Lady Clarissa
Lavender
Clemmie’s teacup pig
Lady Clarissa Appleby
Clementine’s mother and the owner of Penberthy House
Digby Pertwhistle
Butler at Penberthy House
Aunt Violet Appleby
Clementine’s grandfather’s sister
Pharaoh
Aunt Violet’s beloved sphynx cat
    Friends and village folk
Margaret Mogg
Owner of the Penberthy Floss village shop
Clyde Mogg
Husband of Mrs Mogg
Father Bob
Village minister
Pierre Rousseau
Owner of Pierre’s Patisserie in Highton Mill
    School staff and students
Miss Arabella Critchley
Head teacher at Ellery Prep
Mrs Ethel Bottomley
Teacher at Ellery Prep
Sophie Rousseau
Clementine’s best friend – also five years old
Poppy Bauer
Clementine’s good friend – also five years old
Angus Archibald
Naughty kindergarten boy
Joshua Tribble
Friend of Angus’s
Astrid
Clever kindergarten girl
    Others
Mrs Tribble
Joshua’s mother
Sebastian Smote
Wedding planner
Dr Brendan Gunalingam
Groom’s brother
Karthika Gunalingam
Groom’s sister-in-law
Arya, Alisha and Aksara Gunalingam
Groom’s nieces and nephew
Ryan Gunalingam
Groom
Harriet Fox
Bride
Roberta and Hector Fox
Bride’s parents
Uncle Orville Fox
Great-uncle of the bride



Books by Jacqueline Harvey
    Alice-Miranda at School
    Alice-Miranda on Holiday
    Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead
    Alice-Miranda at Sea
    Alice-Miranda in New York
    Alice-Miranda Shows the Way
    Alice-Miranda in Paris
    Clementine Rose and the Surprise Visitor
    Clementine Rose and the Pet Day Disaster

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