thank you for respecting the hard work of this author contents chapter 1 : billy shears chapter 2 : lucy chapter 3 : robert mcandrews chapter 4 : dougie chapter 5 : mrs henderson chapter 6 : lucy 's mother chapter 7 : mr kite chapter 8 : robert mcandrews , again chapter 9 : denise chapter 10 : rita chapter 11 : mr henderson chapter 12 : robert mcandrews , one last time chapter 13 : the lonely hearts club about the author chapter 1 : billy shears ... may i introduce to you , the act youve known for all these years ... billy shears moved about the room with the exaggerated stealth of a man on a vaudeville stage , his feet lifting high off the floor while his toes pointed down to tread softly across the cold bare floorboards , his arms held slightly away from his body to steady himself and guard against any stumble or chance collision with the furniture .