Frank and the Northern Kights. Chaper 5 (part one). The Cocktail Party.

5. The Cocktail Party
Lyra’s new world started in London. Of course, it was with Mrs Coulter. Because Mrs Coulter was so famous, there were a lot of great people wherever she went. Lyra met them and learned many things from how to eat the dishes, which she couldn’t eat in usual way, to how to communicate with them. And Lyra went shopping a lot too. When they weren’t doing those activities, Mrs Coulter was teaching Lyra geography, science and mathematics. Lyra felt the gap between her knowledge which she had obtained at Jordan College and here. She made keen efforts to learn though she wasn’t outstanding at all the subjects.
One day, while Mrs Coulter was teaching her physics, Lyra said Dust accidently. At that moment, the golden monkey bristled and looked at her. Mrs Coulter made him calm down and asked her about Dust in detail. After that, Mrs Coulter returned again to teach her as if nothing had happened. Later Pantalaimon, Lyra’s demon, said that it was so strange because the golden monkey was too sensitive and aggressive.

Time flew and on the entrance of winter, Mrs Coulter decided to hold a cocktail party. While time passed, Pantalaimon was getting more suspicious about Mrs Coulter’s intention toward Lyra. He thought Mrs Coulter didn’t want to go to the North and wanted to keep Lyra in London for ever.

Lyra always kept the aletbiometer in a small shoulder bag. Before starting the party, Mrs Coulter ordered her to take off the shoulder bag and Lyra tried to resist. While they were arguing, suddenly Mrs Coulter’s demon caught Lyra’s demon roughly. She cried and begged her to release him. After she had promised to do as Mrs Coulter told her, the monkey released him. She had no choice but to take the bag off.