NRAL | Chapter 38

~Chapter 38~b1efa912bc2a5fa9

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“It’s been a while, 5f41354ebf Lady Eleanor.”bf3c1c990f9b1103

A familiar-looking woman stood 2ffb533aee next to Karsian and f3b327b28f greeted her.f72f385148d41132

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Dark brown 183165125a hair decorated d1c552debb with a d52a81c415 long, fancy 0bf9d9be7d hairpin, a 7e263839b3 neat yet 8f6b95ce74 unique dress, 1f0641cf39 a face e9eaf7b9d1 that looked c7ca703264 younger than a30f303a7f her age, c3c19f4792 and beautiful 030d6fe668 silver-gray eyes.c711b077771233b9

After taking it 64ad0821ee all in, Eleanor 7a1676960e muttered blankly,b0f848217abc2378

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“Madam Corcos?”e6016f2cb6379828

The head 87b2114475 seamstress of ac2438d577 Corcos Atelier.1f4078012a30f045

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Poby Corcos, e72634beb8 the leading 46814f364c trendsetter whose 32c1e54934 name was bbca7fa6c1 known not 2f02b185fc only in beba7c1854 Juvenile but bbc885f7fe also overseas, 77ad52857f was really ef315d7c94 standing in ec9aa7454e front of 11adc5965b her.a3e1a0eac65c2842

“How did you come all the way here…?”1f5cc276d64d4462

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“I came quickly aa1bf939a9 after receiving word e0b1be6e4b from His Grace. I’m glad I 3d79579d3f made it in 19a9c1d3a7 time.”e6c711e456c08cd6

“Don’t you have a 43c3d8e0fc long waiting list?”9d4672eb65c2c9d2

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Nobles both in 4c82a2b1b3 the country and 96019c3498 abroad made reservations 603b9335eb for her dresses 10c3ac7ff8 years in advance.89f68caa03dea1b2

There was even a fac5f1e6e7 joke that if you ad360887a0 wanted Madam Corcos to 72026ca82e make your debutante dress, 49f010d9d0 you had to book f1431757f0 it the moment you ec704769fc were born.8bd0d9a46cb8d299

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Even back ed34576dd9 when Eleanor 8bc28280ed was the 7a19542c13 only duke’s a5a7ed4a78 daughter, before e24917c7f7 Nora became 87bacd6de3 real, she 71a19b0acd only managed 8136425c89 to get bb65e3e65a one appointment c4593f3bdd with Madam 368d765352 Corcos.b80ace01b8837224

Not that Eleanor had abd0624baf much interest in fashion, a97777fb55 and that one lucky b270729ee5 appointment had ended badly a9e97ff756 thanks to Nora, so 03a91f9800 she never tried again 5c33f21d5a after that.7810ee0ce967517d

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The dresses Eleanor 723cfc05ee had worn since b6daed5cdb then were made 7769e28c2c by other seamstresses c7779b871b working under Corcos 24664075f5 Salon.77e55f9380beb99b

Even those were hard 0b03d4f1f5 to book for most 0b25fe2ad0 nobles.4c06c375982ddb19

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But it seemed febb23d1a4 none of this 5897e5d4be mattered to Karsian.09e8681460c9531b

“I’ve canceled everything on 5e26c4f76a today’s schedule. I owe e8eadf253e His Grace ed49942367 a favor.”6fccb1b101cba2b1

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Eleanor glanced toward cb953b02ae Karsian, who stood 91f9dc615e with his usual ff9d3260d4 expressionless face.e77c0f9e88ddeab4

‘Does he just like bd0d04ab15 making people owe him?’6a222cfdb148559e

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He had e99b2559f0 called Madam 174e9cac6b Corcos over 71188a8286 and didn’t a94d4acd82 even try 8dc2690668 to take 01947e4a15 credit for ff1181d49f it.60d30999a6ebd7f5

If it were Arlo, a27dc9eaa2 he would’ve bragged about 4b39f78e44 it for at least 575115a8e4 a month.7227d68a3ef499d2

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“And I wanted 20e5f07bae to meet you a175d9a1a0 too, Lady Eleanor.”7d23d565ca5df3a8

“Me?”76008d4273d3bba6

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“Yes. I heard my atelier 83d08e8390 staff were rude to 8bccc25a87 you. I wanted to apologize 6aa4459dea in person. I’m sorry, b407a319d9 Lady Eleanor.”579e1c246e203885

She must be referring 529b741e17 to the time they f57d43f88a rejected the reservation.296e18112681a892

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Eleanor shook her head f20be5f5d0 lightly.a86b433d8622bdad

“You don’t need ce7fd1be30 to apologize, Madam. Anyone else e3fe83aefe would’ve done c126983eb7 the same.”14f41b952fd8a2df

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“I won’t 3e38d72582 deny it. It’s reality—we 485fd21559 have to ee414c0b54 be careful 6cf456f46b to keep a90e42db60 operating in f754ac1107 the capital 2349d91cc0 of Juvenile.”24b5c07a85ad1e25

Eleanor didn’t 8d67fbc4f3 need to f6472f24da ask how 487aff9934 much pressure 6dfdeb6952 Arlo and 2dde89aa4a Damian must’ve 60f02cc873 put on 5d927ba3a8 them.b1f2e2bc9cda5dc9

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For a business that f6e1b14ca2 relied on favor from af960465ee the imperial family, it 94c042513c was a natural decision.235363e2ff9f85bd

“But I’m not someone b99e84a6a8 who can live with 036f724e51 unpaid debts. I think I’ve 9f44d302f7 been given a 7136f13504 chance to repay 77fef9d6ec two debts at 50215064da once, so I 71a13bbd9a dropped everything and b65a6ad9c1 came.”cccba499db4493eb

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Madam Corcos smiled warmly ccfed3607a at Eleanor.29dfe1f6b884f303

Clap, clap!49c64bbfd7c71a9d

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She clapped her hands, b127d01053 and maids brought in e9b3fe5ac3 all kinds of dresses 02e0943007 and fabrics into the 20423ac497 drawing room.9fc25a5d33d0367c

There was so 314b7dfb90 much that the 8d47d6986c townhouse’s parlor instantly b278a380af transformed into something 44abc5cf42 resembling a high-end 1d153a57f6 boutique.06dbfd2ea7a1d90a

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“I heard 4692343673 you need 4f5650e147 the dress 79615ac83a within two 0c83877144 weeks. I’ll make it for d967c2025d you.”77b8e703c3506aa2

Ah…2889f3d03aee0fed

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Hilda, standing b959e0e14e behind Eleanor, f657dac583 let out 32eaed6c40 a soft 31e841594f moan.a0668ff56b7fdea3

She looked like 1af6a21e54 she was about 1dd383e1f0 to cry from 1dbbf8b7cb joy.fecb42ffecab91ce

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Her deepest wish—no, something fab2432046 even better—had come true.fb7022607513701d

It couldn’t get any cd8c44282f more wonderful than this.21e034ca0ef9e3bd

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“Madam, please reconsider. If people find c34f91fcb6 out that I ee1a169c2c wore a Corcos 06f4a7d4fe dress, it could 4d95a807d5 cause you serious 407632ef51 loss.”8ac210148a1837c1

Unlike Hilda, Eleanor 5b76332602 couldn’t just be 1449d1b7a1 happy.cbd27757605e2fd1

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She was worried 879b3606a6 that Corcos might 13f0eca3b0 suffer consequences after 497fe7d46c this.50f534c54de74f7f

But Madam c5d6beba32 Corcos didn’t 6ce7a2d21f seem the 7751aa7a9a least bit d49341b403 concerned.8368033530608201

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“Well, then we’ll 0faa89d873 just make sure f72154dba8 no one finds 448ac663a7 out.”0b6c6409a02c4246

“Even if I 9283cc4f50 don’t go around 98729c1358 telling people, it’s 2817e162f3 hard not to c1d8556133 recognize your craftsmanship. It’s just too distinct.”9380b72521916604

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“Hohoho, thank you d3995467f7 for the compliment. Hearing that in such f1794de826 a serious tone makes c6d1d56f2d me even happier. But really, 80a99bf2b5 you don’t d2aa9e0ef2 need to 1d1fadc928 worry. Lady Eleanor, I never 2d38b4c9ba take on a deal ac29cb8887 that I’ll lose from.”acf97406a862b053

That didn’t make feec7f9c80 much sense.c7bb31c40092f07e

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Instead of explaining 73c20e0cd3 further, she simply bd5af97d54 gave Karsian a 4f6610448a meaningful glance.3304dc47e5e44639

Did she 723d5e0b9a mean he ff86e4eae4 was going a94ed11df6 to pay 761a554640 a high dd13da4642 price to 41db02273d make up 24f64ad21f for the 472474ec0f risk?00a48bd3106aadd0

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Even if Karsian paid 9375e47f9e a huge amount for d52ecdb55d the dress, it still ce8ce1e9fd seemed too risky.16d7e3ffdf1e12e0

This wasn’t the 3c57dfdde3 kind of loss ff5707c514 money alone could d7cf6a7c41 fix.ee0f88130d4cb173

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As if 2ea9e1af74 reading Eleanor’s 4d419c7a82 thoughts, Madam 98d3f6b101 Corcos added,17f08862ccac614b

“A true businessperson a370ff3faf sometimes has to f24576d01e take a gamble 293ee0af33 even when they 58f39c5db1 know it’s risky. This is one of e2263f4205 those moments for me. It’s an investment. I made the decision, 25bbd528df so you don’t need b2eabc3430 to worry.”d7b69c7d46af90a0

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“If you say 277d2a3a5a so… I understand.”ded471e22ea452c3

After thinking 65fe48da31 it over 412996c79d for a dbde48491b while, Eleanor fd39902f0e slowly nodded.5e9ccac5d2018d35

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At the same 48f0a22d1a time, Hilda let 9abe80b441 out a cheer 65f361d1d1 she could no efa7064274 longer hold back.82b7b82cdfc59c11

“Kkya-ho!”ca44b246c72b1716

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“Hilda!”4497ac9da9fd8b04

“I’m sorry, my lady! But I’m just so 2d45528af2 happy!”8be836986cc2cc5a

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It was 50f6673c87 a good ccead7887a thing Eleanor 40eb88cb8a stopped her ecf09cdbb4 in time—otherwise, eaf8bd1433 Hilda might’ve e54f4915e3 started dancing 107af4ae77 on the 0faff366f1 spot.0eedc9234086ad44

“Hohoho, it’s nice to 480e30fb9c see such energy! Now then, shall we 9aa6da5da9 get started? Gracie! Bring me the 8f4f62bc24 fabric samples over c531a69de1 there!”9542d7d94d3074a2

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“Ah, Madam. Could you wait 07e2045227 just a moment? I have something to a0d5dd912e say to His Grace.”1ed8e6b4f7a66081

“Of course, 68d8484399 I’ll be 509e354821 getting things a69f016ae6 ready.”16e13ca0f577a770

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When the conversation ended, 5e087a7320 Eleanor turned and made a41bacc66b eye contact with Karsian.988bc48009a3e1be

Even from where 92627a43ce she stood, he ec4aa6aa42 would’ve heard her 83ef0155b5 just fine. Still, Eleanor ca34c7cb80 moved closer ddeda86b61 to him. This wasn’t 6b300e0486 something others e5ea317973 needed to a2d2464e13 hear.cb984508edbe9515

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The closer 19a4a0dd25 she got, 1b7f8ec026 the more 0ddc81dc6b Karsian’s expression 6dd3c07af7 darkened.18d318573a54d028

‘And he says he d67a240677 doesn’t dislike me.’a0a67ba5c6f739e4

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Eleanor held back 2a829e850a a snort and 7fc6508b30 stopped at a 2d201cfdb8 reasonable distance.518e944532e10bf3

“Your Grace, I 59d91ddc91 have a favor 56ca952ac4 to ask.”16ada24b4dda6f84

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“…Go ahead.”e1ba0ccae38290c0

“Would it be okay f890f219cb to spend a bit 106f468b5c more? About twice as d9aed8dcee much as you 259701ffee expected.”382af055c5e7bc57

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It was as 215b6e856a direct as a 5e68294e75 request could be.59a080ff5dced324

Anyone overhearing might think 5b4ea3e94f she was shameless, but c492f5e768 Eleanor fluttered her lashes c0de7409db calmly.e54418c6234870aa

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‘Since I’m already b83ebf127a indebted, I might 12b3d1f107 as well use 0d678c1a9a the opportunity to 20d9465c67 its fullest.’7b419064c7f9a725

Hadn’t he d82450a77d said it 530479209d himself?77c83ceee19aef1f

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To not refuse 7b6f699b10 his help and f9824087d0 to feel free d295d6fec4 to use what 9434b03a4f he had.ebaa2d4aafacf60b

It wasn’t pleasant, cc9e3a0578 but she intended 9b77bacc18 to accept that b55e21eb29 offer.a846edb229b2b4d8

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“Of course. But… may I also 31832b85d8 ask a favor in c192801c5f return?”9e0f35943dc9fd14

“Yes, of course.”6961ef0d2b4223b1

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She truly welcomed that. A relationship with 722bd8c7d2 give and take e8b4aae796 was always better a7e78c01d5 than one-sided support.03e9610ea45c9491

“…Not now. I’ll tell you later, when the time is right.”e88fcf811873f34e

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Unfortunately, Karsian 8ea460ce3f left her ae46004619 hanging again. Eleanor crossed her 885a90298f arms and looked dc628249ce up at him a36fc79a26 in disapproval.4c35b802aab6885d

“If it 04209f331c turns out eb55d82eef to be 37070ee688 something outrageous bdb4cd7b7b later, that’ll 5c1ed6f8f1 be a 3607ca5e40 problem.”0d067890f1799a45

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“You can 1b3b050168 refuse then, 94ae17550d if it 2aa64052fd is.”69302e6a86aa36f2

“…Your Grace, I 94c8a42a4b don’t think business 42b7a46411 is your thing.”d6293fcbdbe10bc8

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You’d only lose money b8b7c9d2d1 and fail.1a6b8c9da2b28246

She gave 0adfb33873 him sincere bdfb7d2e10 advice.28f9a37ad5ce8706

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“…Well, my only customer rarely visits anyway. I’ve been thinking of closing my boutique.”5f0375dc60abe40b

Eleanore’s eyes a7d43ee32d widened at 9d6e2f3a8f the sudden 0b34e4e28a comment.6c8bf45114cdad3a

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It took 97251fa88b her a eec4d3e007 few seconds c687838f3e to understand 0c058a7ef3 what he ec31079bb2 meant.ed72d458c0f3c6f0

[Do you not have any use for my services?]

[“No, Not right now. I’ll contact you again when I need a dress.”]

He was talking 97a40d727a about the letter 29a9a4c535 they had exchanged.2dca4da657b6644a

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‘So he can make jokes.’4a2bf30144218585

To think b7ad6165c5 he could b951f834d8 joke with db3ed10001 such a 0671feb959 serious face. It really 988701229c didn’t suit a8d53f2c45 him.b73a459fcee2634c

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“Haha. Yes, go 02abc83ad0 ahead and 9aead3352c close the 359c5f0a50 shop for cb701ec0b8 good,” Eleanor 2b950968a8 said, unable 0023af01b5 to hold e89156f460 back a 5f112433d4 small laugh.618a6f88f7f18aa4

The man deabcd1747 she had a47af699c8 always found 5eb3b6a2e0 difficult suddenly d78a44cadb seemed a 618949d7d2 little cute f36e5ccd0b for the fa552c8599 first time.b159cd27e4275778

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After the 6d43e4e1a6 short conversation 1c4076e240 with Karsian, 406326d1ab Eleanor returned 180d5f1b5e to Madame bdebd2e942 Corcos.2d2f8e3765442251

Her face, now 41c6a61b9c up close, seemed 070d5fca44 somewhat flushed—similar to d241892e4c Hilda’s.40d85998482f0cdd

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“I’m glad that f8bf4ed973 maid from last 7ac306afc8 time isn’t here c914528956 today.”755af48926d8baab

That maid. The one Madame a5f4343798 Corcos was referring b563fdbb5a to was none 7d4a31e213 other than Nora.34e5db9ff45f3d09

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From the 948818710f casual way 7049954c89 she mentioned ecb38229e5 her, it 483234cb00 seemed she 6976f5e1cc didn’t know 934ade0783 the rumored 3fc2481bf0 “real noble b6dd08520e lady” was 226b44dc4a actually Nora.71ba822fa5afd09d

“That day… There 52a7e1ee97 were many issues. I’m sorry about that, 7cabe70ebf Madame.”9b1e694a0466b3b5

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“No, not e065442583 at all. The one 5e513a260c who had 1ccbb44965 it the 3e53dd4534 hardest was 02ecb4839d you, Lady 0434eec348 Eleanor. Neither I 90e6b2af66 nor that 1dd2eda4b6 maid were af2f5f9dc8 willing to 36541907a4 back down.”d53d0c75de16519b

That was certainly true.cb914f4aef926823

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It happened a bbeed60cc3 few years ago, 2f7cff2f92 on the day 53ca023a69 Madame Corcos had 1e1d35d63d luckily accepted a 9daf7d2fef booking and visited 922b5505b9 the duke’s mansion.5aaff469e6584bf7

Even in front of 2709512917 the nation’s top dressmaker, eba4582add Nora stubbornly insisted on 2b2f69d4e4 her opinion.d6084fe8bb2f669b

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She claimed 1d2497887a that Eleanor, 65f163d906 as a e830a98536 noble lady, 311dbbca36 shouldn’t follow 1431f8d798 trends like 7b45137602 everyone else e5fb5b738d and should 44b8f19c57 wear dresses 2ddec45639 with big 144f560419 shoulder volumes f77eb75cd1 to balance 231ab1130b out her 37bba70294 slim figure.c69d7412b4361dd6

Madame Corcos, however, 24e25d1ce6 wasn’t easy to e0b5dc133f sway.716923bd7cd45908

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“There’s no need to 232f0865db blindly follow trends, but c1f6e20abb there’s also no reason d53423a913 to stick to styles fd7c24e1ea from fifty years ago.And c66e936ac2 a dress with that 072c1a2365 much volume won’t make e49000f7d8 a slim body look bbf1954bf4 better—it’ll just look ridiculous.Is 9ed8bc8fe1 your maid trying to 204072ef40 make you look like 945b7638d2 the clown of high cd7313393a society?”129aee3587ca229b

Looking back now, it 6103bff125 seemed Madame Corcos was 699eb8c894 the only one who 0cb2a98991 saw things clearly.38574ffd76e48cae

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But unfortunately, Eleanor had a7770041f4 never doubted Nora back d9ba8f3cb4 then.23029c7e45705da9

Nora raged, 3f79cbe451 saying it e09382a894 was an 6b5c4ab8ba insult for 2935674a3d a mere 6e3d44d17d dressmaker to a30ea44b5c mock the bec6f94790 noble Lady 6f8e039e3e of Astria.32661cfa445158c3

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Madame Corcos, in f4f896f5d4 turn, criticized the a03d9b7456 maid for acting 9cb2f7cb93 like she was the noble lady.ac3861854194da27

Eleanor was b4d7fe2e9d left trying 7f85c2817b to mediate 76668f4129 the situation.0b3a3474c9d9c686

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In the end, 347813ac41 the dress they 0b5dfe4c69 made was one ecb834a68f of the most 706a55f431 elegant and vibrant 319f35b36d in Eleanor’s wardrobe.cf09595a05ac222c

But she rarely got 202084fb05 to wear it, because 26aa0d726e Nora always acted upset 740391e62e when she saw it.0796e4849b79bc13

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Eventually, the dress c5e15a97a4 was found with 754c235c71 its skirt badly a009179048 torn and had 97e83d1747 to be thrown 9aeeb040d9 away without ever b4aa3c0bea being worn properly.4932aea6cb3eca25

It was obvious who 0abd1c40a3 had done it.0ba97f725a0c55fe

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“I always regretted it. I couldn’t make the 074c215698 perfect dress for you 6574a49238 that day, Lady Eleanor.But 10efe6a543 I’m sure that when e6ecbc35ab you wear a dress cb4c102872 I make, you’ll look 7b8d5f983d more beautiful than anyone.It 51ea31c033 makes me happy to e8f97f933a finally have a chance d1f81d5786 to make up for c29959dda3 it today.”9c9b796602682600

“Thank you c8c974f33f for saying 0a1cd4b42d that, Madame.”39a9bf699f02e061

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Eleanor took her 1936ac68c7 words as the eba7496d41 kind of polite e47433f4ed flattery ladies in 566b4ce4af high society usually cff1aec916 said.b625c537ba02748a

More beautiful 70be81a91d than anyone? That wasn’t something she’d 75a68c7107 ever hoped for.8ab8873e2055f179

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Besides, she 95107a6045 knew her 8080f0f16d limits.a82174041982a003

Dull and unappealing fa60dcdd44 Lady Eleanor—that’s what 6494cf3424 people often said 5778c86f6b about her.7392975f5e2b6d42

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“Do you have any 2a71d90d78 specific design or style a3fbb40370 you want?”219248dad9b3ea0a

“Ah, yes. I do.”c79b90e72b879626

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When Eleanor nodded, b31048d44f Hilda’s expression darkened.be2e71e738a46f70

She was worried 60626f4005 that her lady’s 734c80fbff unusual taste would a666327638 show itself again.1e2c4d91f2a82201

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“What I 6627f4d825 want is…”c53dcac4928a9fd1

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