Drabble: Brave New World

They stopped on a high eyrie above a grassy plain and sat side by side, comparing notes. After a bit Claudia pulled out her wallet and showed Miranda the dog-eared photos of her family that she kept inside.

Miranda was fascinated by the glossy paper, the clothes and the furniture. The glimpses of Claudia's mother's tiny front room, with its faded floral curtains and brown floc wallpaper filled her with wonder. Her hands touched the faces.

"Your brother, and cousin Emily and Mrs Watkins from over the road," she repeated reverentially.

"Oh brave new world
That has such people in't"