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Théâtre Bohème Townhouse, 3 December 1870
Lucille had taken the news of her broken window with surprising calm, but Johann surmised the presence of Maestro Fouré might have something to do with it. Or the fact that Fouré said he would cover the cost of replacing it while posturing like it had been his theatre damaged. Johann wondered at his own sudden possessiveness—it was not like he planned to stick around long-term—but he also didn’t like what the vandalism meant about the tenor of the neighborhood toward Lucille and Marie.
On his way back to the townhouse at lunch, Johann caught sight of Lucille talking to a street urchin, and he suspected that through her network of informants, she would know the perpetrators by teatime. At least he hoped she would. Now he had to decide on his o
