Shadow Dance (novel)
[2] Upon publication it was acclaimed by Anthony Burgess, who wrote that he "read this book with admiration, horror and other relevant emotions... Angela Carter has remarkable descriptive gifts, a powerful imagination, and... a capacity for looking at the mess of contemporary life without flinching."
Disgusted at himself for doing this, Morris hides the photos back in the book and proceeds to fall asleep, experiencing a nightmare in which he attacks Ghislaine with a shard of broken glass, only for her to transform into Edna.
We learn that Edna describes Morris to people as a painter, due to his interest in painting, though he himself does not consider any of his art to be any good.
The next day, while Edna works a job at a cigarette factory, Morris spends her earnings at an auction sale buying junk with which to stock his and Honeybuzzard's store.
He spends his days hiding in places he thinks Ghislaine will never go and musing on how ardently he has resisted giving Edna the things she wants from a relationship: namely a strong, traditional husband and children.
One morning, Morris sees a striking, aloof young woman enter the café he visited with Oscar previously.
Oscar reminds them of Henry Glass, another of Ghislaine's past conquests, now happily married to a Finnish woman who speaks limited English.
Oscar explains that Ghislaine visited Henry one night and, in despair after being turned away by him, tore her scar open and stuffed dirt into the wound, re-hospitalising herself in the process.
Though he says he appreciates the update, Honeybuzzard is more excited to share his recent purchases from a London joke shop with the two men, much to their dismay.
They spend the night hunting through the houses for Victorian era paraphernalia, which they plan to clean up and sell to American tourists, who seem to delight in anything related to England's past.
They're not particularly successful in their searching, but do find an elaborate mirror, too large to move, which inspires the pair to dance with each other, leading to Honeybuzzard firmly embracing Morris.
After learning she comes from a large, Catholic family, Morris is shocked when Emily expresses passionate love for Honeybuzzard and feels uneasy around her after this encounter, though her behaviour remains unchanged.
Early one morning, a group of townsfolk led by Henry Glass come to attack the shop while Honeybuzzard and Morris hide inside, but the crowd are deterred by the appearance of a patrolling police officer.
While there, Honeybuzzard fantasises about sexually assaulting Ghislaine atop a fallen statue of Christ on a crucifix and mentions to Morris that she's a clergyman's daughter, which he thinks goes some way to explaining her past behaviour.
The two fight briefly but it ends when the wind blows a discarded newspaper into Morris' face, distracting Honeybuzzard due to how funny he finds it.
Back at the shop in the early hours of the morning, Honeybuzzard heavily sedates Morris in an attempt to make him fall asleep quicker and then goes to bed himself.
In the café, Morris finds the old waitress alive and well and, in a burst of joyous relief, buys some flowers as a gift for Emily.
After this, a trip to the doctors had confirmed for Emily that she was pregnant with Honeybuzzard's child and so she clarifies that she's destroying his things in retaliation for him impregnating her.
By the evening, it's clear Honeybuzzard isn't going to return to the shop and Morris suspects he has taken Ghislaine to the religious hostel to fulfil his fantasy.
Morris and Emily proceed to the hostel and find, in a room full of lit candles, Ghislaine's corpse laid on a table and covered with a tablecloth.
