➤ Title: Miss Bracegirdle’s Night Of Fear
➤ Author: Stacy Aumonier
➤ Genre: Mystery / Psychological suspense
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➤ Summary:
➤ The story follows Miss Bracegirdle, a shy, polite, and very proper Englishwoman who travels alone to France to visit relatives.
➤ She stays at a quiet hotel in a small French town, where everything seems safe and routine—until one night, a simple mistake turns into a terrifying experience.
➤ The wrong room:
➤ Miss Bracegirdle steps out of her room late at night to brush her teeth.
➤ When she returns, she accidentally enters the wrong room, thinking it is her own.
➤ To her horror, she discovers a dead man lying on the bed.
➤ The shock leaves her frozen with fear, and she believes that if anyone sees her in this strange man’s room, they will think she is involved in his death.
➤ Fear and imagination:
➤ Too frightened to leave, Miss Bracegirdle spends the night trapped in panic, imagining police, scandal, and disgrace.
➤ Her fear grows stronger because she is extremely concerned about her reputation and what others might think of her.
➤ She hides quietly in the dark room, unable to sleep and unsure what to do.
➤ The unexpected twist:
➤ At dawn, the hotel staff and the man’s relatives arrive to collect the body.
➤ Miss Bracegirdle has no choice but to reveal herself.
➤ To her surprise, instead of accusations, she receives sympathy and kindness—no one assumes she is guilty of anything.
➤ The situation, which she imagined would ruin her life, ends peacefully and without scandal.
➤ Themes:
➤ Fear and imagination: Ordinary events can become terrifying when the mind runs wild.
➤ Reputation and social pressure: Miss Bracegirdle’s panic is driven by her fear of judgment.
➤ Human kindness: The reaction of others shows that fear is often worse than reality.
