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   Rosa gives Sally the ruby, and Sally arranges to meet Mrs. Holland, who tells her that she was promised the ruby, but her father gained it instead, and gave it to Mr. Marchbanks in exchange for Marchbanks’ daughter—Sally. Sally throws the ruby into the river, and Mrs. Holland dives in after it.

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   Sally arranges to meet Mrs. Holland at London Bridge, where Mrs. Holland explains that the Ruby was promised to her long before the Maharajah gave it to Lockhart. Lockhart then exchanged it for Marchbanks' baby.

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   #2: “She was learning that if she pretended to be weak and frightened, and dabbed at her eyes with a lacy handkerchief, she could turn aside all manner of pressing questions.” #3: “So it was not Sally’s intention to kill- despite the gun she carried in her bag.”

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   Jan 1, 2001 · The Ruby in the Smoke is a mystery set in London in 1872. A young woman, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart, has learned that her father has died. However, matters are a bit more complicated, and Sally is on the hunt to get some answers. Just how exactly did Sally’s father die?

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   But Mrs Holland was not always a malevolent old crone. In her youth, she was a great beauty and buried deep in this past-life is a secret which will lead Mrs Holland straight to Sally...

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   Mystery, intrigue, and danger envelop sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart as she sets out to uncover the truth behind her father Matthew Lockhart's death. Matthew was one of two partners in a...

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   How did Frederick meet Sally Lockhart?

   • Frederick is a photographer, boyishly handsome, in his late twenties with straw-coloured hair and good-natured features. He meets Sally Lockhart by chance when he helps her escape from Mrs Holland, who is in hot pursuit. Soon, he becomes Sally's closest friend - and takes her under his wing when she needs somewhere to stay in London.

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   What happened to Sally Lockhart's father?

   • Sally Lockhart's father has just died and she has received a mysterious letter telling her to seek out Marchbanks and to avoid 'The Seven Blessings.' Sally begins to investigate and is soon drawn into two dangerous mysteries, one revolving around a much-desired Ruby, and the other concerning her father's death.

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   What does Sally Lockhart look like?

   • Sally Lockhart is first introduced in The Ruby in the Smoke, the first of the four novels in the Sally Lockhart Quartet. The book begins in London in 1872, where Pullman states Lockhart is "sixteen or so". Physically, Lockhart is described as being "uncommonly pretty"; she has blonde hair, dark brown eyes and is "slender and pale".

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   What does Major Marchbanks tell Sally about Mrs Holland?

   • Sally receives a letter from Major Marchbanks, a friend of her father’s, inviting her to visit him. When she arrives, he tells her that a woman named Mrs. Holland is in his house and that she is extremely dangerous. He hands her a parcel and urges her to leave immediately.

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   Why did Rosa give Sally the Ruby?

   • Rosa admits that Jim found the Ruby a while ago, but hid it to keep Sally safe. Rosa gives the Ruby to Sally. Sally arranges to meet Mrs. Holland at London Bridge, where Mrs. Holland explains that the Ruby was promised to her long before the Maharajah gave it to Lockhart. Lockhart then exchanged it for Marchbanks' baby.

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   Why does Sally Go to Selby & Lockhart?

   • Sally goes to the offices of her late father's shipping firm, Selby and Lockhart. She has received a letter that warns her about the 'Seven Blessings.' She asks the company Secretary about this and he immediately dies of fright. A boy called Jim overhears this and decides to help Sally with her mystery.

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   Once Mrs. Holland dies, she is still not found until the later books. She appears in The Tin Princess as Crown Princess and later Queen of Razkavia. She later agrees to marry Jim after political strife forces her to abdicate her throne, with her friend Becky suggesting that Adelaide could become an actress.