[Melusine]

I know - I'm not talking about the moment of her death alone, but the whole episode. Prunesquallor undergoes quite a transformation in the books I think. He loses a lot of the clownesque weirdness and becomes so likeable and sweet. His relationship to Fuchsia is indeed part of what makes her death so tragic - the fact that Prunesquallor has to live with her being dead.
Peake's whole trilogy has a tragic feel to it, I think. Steerpike's plotting is just so bloody ruthless! The thing with the monkey, remember that? The way he tricks the Aunts, the way he plots to become master of ceremonies... Also, the part where Flay is forced to flee.
One of the greatest series I ever read, still. It's been a while ago for me too, and I never finished Titus Alone - perhaps I'll give it a re-read soon. [img]smile.gif[/img]