George Frederick Watts Orpheus and Eurydice

George Frederick Watts Orpheus and EurydiceGeorge Frederick Watts Orpheus and Eurydice detailUnknown Artist The SunFlowers
great­grandmother gave it to him for this one. The family kept it in the vault as a sort of memorial to her. A truly stupid woman. It doesn't work, of course.'
'You tried it?'
'No, but he wouldn't have given it away if it was any good, would he?'
'Give it a rub,' said Conina. 'It can't do any harm.'
'I wouldn't,' warned Creosote.
Nijel held the lamp gingerly. It had a strangely sleek look, as if someone had set out to make a lamp that could go fast.gold medallion, shiny shorts and advanced running shoes with curly toes.
It said, 'I want to get this absolutely straight. Where am I?'
Conina recovered first.
'It's a beach,' she said.He rubbed it.The effects were curiously unimpressive. There was a half-hearted pop and a puff of wispy smoke near Nijel's feet. A line appeared in the beach several feet away from the smoke. It spread quickly to outline a square of sand, which vanished.A figure barrelled out of the beach, jerked to a stop, and groaned.It was wearing a turban, an expensive tan, a small
'Yah,' said the genie. 'What I mean was, which lamp? What world?'
'Don't you know?'