The picture opposite was found in the personal work of Miss. Elaine Rosetti, it was taken around this time, is heavily water damaged and appears to be of her friend and fellow Company member Lord Rupert Buffington during the disassembly of the Skipton village panto set of 1898.

How Mr. Cross became embroiled with the company is uncertain but a work predates this first meeting which curiously shows members of the Company engaged in activities he could not possibly have known about...

We are lucky enough to have a letter from Dr Staunton to his son which, although written many years later shows the great impression that this gentleman and his work had upon Staunton " a behemoth of a machine, shining and pulsing surrounded by steam, unfeasible energy output, dedicated to renting the veil in time and space. If I had not beheld it with my own eyes I would never have believed it. WIlson never made anything like it again."

Left to Right : Dr. Archibald Staunton, Professor Nathan Wilson and his assistant, Mr. lacey in the early months of 1899.

Lord Arthur Brocket, I believe, made comment on aspects of the matter in his poetic notations "Bemused Muse" - this can be seen HERE but may have no bearing on the matter considering the gentlemans previous addiction to opium and current mental state, much like the others.

There are a few letter fragments from Hilda to her friend Emerald which seem to suggest Hilda somehow miraculously escaped death at a Chinese ladies hands, despite having her head cut off. This part of the history seems somewhat incredible and may be put down to hysteria after a traumatic experience, but she claims that somehow the Final link with the fey lands was at this point severed. She also claims that explorer Isabelle Montgomery shot "White Lily Kitten". Perhaps Lord Buffingtons admiration of the young lady stems from this incident? It is also certain that Crowley fled to Egypt at this time after a hideous murder, possibly of Mr Deacons wife.

It might be thought that after the closing of the fey gateway and rescue of benjamin, the company would have reached the end of their adventures, however, "Miss Athenas" notebook suggests that she was aware even at this point that a few riddles still remained to be solved...