Nell Goes to Madame Ping's Theatre Summary

By now, the Pudong suburb is the victim of sporadic but sustained attacks by the rebels. The latter commit acts of terrorism and burn the Feed lines that crisscross the city. Their limited means and their antiquated beliefs make most of their assaults on the Feed relatively useless. However, the Fists are relentless and manage to raise the level of insecurity within the city to a very high level. One day, Nell observes one of her scripted fantasy scenarios as it is played out by some girls and their client, Colonel Napier. This is the same colonel of Her Majesty's Joint Forces that had previously rescued John Percival Hackworth. Seeing that the script was going nowhere and that the client was falling asleep, she orders the main actor to change the scenario in...