BELLA "And so, we have a flute here, and it is made from pure and solid silver. Micheal Bartholomew crafted this with his hands, in the early 1900's....." The auctioneer was saying, gesturing to a black box that held a really beautiful flute. From where we sat, I could see that the picture in the programme, did no justice to the real thing. But as beautiful as it was, I saw no use for it, especially to the people here. Well, unless there was a musician in our midst. Which was unlikely. Or probably someone who just wanted to add to his stash of unending collections. So far, they had sold a stool, an ugly gold comb, an antique mirror, and an embroidered handkerchief. Again with the damn handkerchief! Hah! But it had been fun watching...with Theo cackling from beside me. "....going for

