NRAL | Chapter 42
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“An invitation… wait, d6ccd0e8cd are you talking afe2e37cae about Nora’s debutante cf5f2b5670 ball?”d1f18b50e6c661dd
“Yes.”ed9546c652b9ac8a
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“…You must f4b3efc706 know how 758790832f people will 92e86f1a77 see it 65f882b5ca if the 903aaa0803 Duke of 131bf0dd94 Royster attends 3e55d26725 a party bb2e2563ce hosted by 75dc3b68f0 House Astria.”7f4c28823c75b0a8
The Royster and 7bf9adc507 Astria families walk 9ea8d18d75 completely opposite paths. So, will the Duke a5d5ee8c44 of Royster attend the 3be5c40d45 debutante ball of the 9484bb5b67 Astria daughter? The next 742fc249bd day, the 6c2cb1103d capital’s social ace3264d8b circles would 2401e5a5ae be in 4c97030c1d chaos.383cff35fadd130c
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“I know.”4e13d32f4f4de727
“Then why would you 7c2909dec2 willingly go through such 9e805b2a0f trouble?”cb8522df1d1b11dd
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“…Maybe I’m mistaken, but 7fcb90a3e2 I have a feeling 311cc4e89b that after today, you c0eab10e06 won’t try to see ec2812b79b me or contact me b4dcc185ec again.”4363cfdd3f11b9e8
She was b7d7939254 caught off 36259029ed guard. Eleanor had planned 0a5221b703 to repay his 3dd49bead4 favor, but she bca27bc990 hadn’t intended to 260ef1ca81 see or contact 855a842d48 him again.c9278328b024ad9a
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“At least at the f6da6ba3ef ball, you won’t be 2a7e49ce60 able to avoid me.”b3c5ce3026d1dc9d
Why would e9ffbdce05 he go 75f3e73878 so far 22a1ec1098 just to 3dd430caf7 see her 195de866cf again?a3cff6b97cd19265
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She wanted to ask ade31e499b but held back. Even if he answered, 7e2ed272f1 she felt she wouldn’t c78d790dcb understand—just like it had 09f0ace4c5 always been.49523fb33b41a413
After a brief moment 7edfb1d6a5 of thought, Eleanor slowly 68ddd69cef walked past him. Even as she bf87191211 turned and walked 525ff4aa37 away, Karsian didn’t 6a191dfb84 stop her or 06e7127cdc push for an c4c1244d6d answer.de37de209dd4a368
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That calm 17bd4b7fb1 attitude was bec71c656d completely different 84ffb44890 from the c62260bbb1 men she 03c943e1ba had known 5fdc145ca7 before. And just before descending 11daa47e4a the stairs, Eleanor finally 2fb7005836 gave her answer.e2d4c2e9b321a0df
“I’ll see 8667917694 you at 0861f29372 the debutante dd0b88b7eb ball.”05d6997578fe4421
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Was Karsian f849847e8c happy to 24d07e8036 hear those 08d67c69f8 words? Eleanor, who a0baf739a0 immediately left 4797cf9aad the townhouse aa31015eeb afterward, didn’t 990f46773c know.ef5be6a2f056f4af
But one c940ef0c60 thing was 6d49c6b36c clear: she 05c9c579ff was now 0bc4cf6a14 truly looking 233ae37264 forward to 81054efbf0 Nora’s debutante 2ca0073a51 ball, which e3a7b40f7b was only 57c097ec4e a week e93f7864d6 away.f7ae4d91b12b1af3
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“It’s going to 94b21953ae be a very a49cac772f fun day.”01a7e6e71a0ede80
With her chin resting 7c72c40542 on the table, Eleanor 7eaafa0a0d played with the sparkling 019d864530 ruby necklace and murmured c851e3e30a softly.6f2f56ded0d53250
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Nora didn’t care b8a664ad6a much for the 3b0f4758d9 new informant she 4304328456 had acquired.b4b90ae994ee89af
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She didn’t like 0905e68a2e her dumb-looking face, dfeb4b3636 her poor awareness f975306949 despite always watching a5d6f591df closely, or her 8de499dcbb sluggish movements. Nothing about 761522e0ee her pleased 5d4fc7e89e her.1a879f0a366cd13d
“I’m not 9a70d9c731 sure what 363456db74 it is, 491755c9bf but every a62f256786 time I 94f936269e go into b5e696474c the room, 05220665b2 she always 309814c3e5 hides something cc0f359a1b in a 7057b72eac drawer. It doesn’t look like a81c050f42 important documents—more like an ed96267f26 object about this big. She seems to 4364821e7b treasure it a 3b8a6b3675 lot.”86c596b05c566c56
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Most of bc703f4c3c the so-called 2d3155b5b1 “intel” Courtney 3f6a0e5547 brought was eb5510cee3 like this—too 514797d98c vague to f425b76fc5 be useful.a64f7c6aa9b1730b
Still, Nora always f15e9e522b rewarded Courtney generously. That way, she’d at 2da2608d91 least try harder to a892fde85f bring something better next 1200ed316d time.014f1e19f5a0c63e
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Perhaps that 5d450556c5 effort was 70a93bce86 finally paying 619c0a5e84 off. Today, Courtney had come 3d691e9640 running with what sounded f8c2c9a237 like actual information.80a187f550a84c23
“I finally saw d0d08b82a9 it! The thing she always bc65b4d36a hides—it’s a necklace! A flashy 51750be3cd one with b5ea2cbb8c a big 3b4cd12791 ruby on 56d7603c49 it!”c6592d4b82509b5d
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“A necklace… 1aaecf5115 There haven’t 34568d363f been any bfbcaf868b merchants visiting b5d362cfb2 the duke’s 79533cdad3 residence lately. Where do you cf81bea88c think she got 82946a60d7 it from?”d45f0eba495de7f1
Up until 72772f7d72 recently, Eleanor 51e695ad63 hadn’t owned 96d58bb9f3 anything like 58257bdf6b that. Nora knew, because she 3737d12b72 had even ordered a 6a0348c9b8 maid to steal her 1ee266c9c8 earrings back then—so the 356cea5410 necklace had to be 7617d624c4 recent.987eaaf44e41f4f0
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“Oh! I think she 280fd232b9 got it from d12626947c that man!”821084cf7e1c46a5
“Man?”b2048d7673772157
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“Yes. I think Miss 6b259b6cf2 Ellie’s been exchanging c36cf76b35 letters with some 8e129c5704 man. I overheard her and 464deb0bad Hilda talking about a 06b1a621ba man through the door.”aeea3d21df413444
If she had b4e7b5407a such a juicy 6ed4b253b2 piece of gossip, f0d3d8d246 she should have 96e174ef66 told first. Nora let out 49cad1e3be a small laugh faa964b5f4 of disbelief. Dumb Courtney had 1792e6953f no idea what c55e27a9b7 was actually important.8fd61c97e3057926
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It was annoying, but b4a7326bc5 at least the result 44525f2536 was decent. Now it was b1999f2072 certain—Eleanor had a 5868dffd02 secret man.578b5422044e65e6
‘It must be 4b3de1ce07 that bastard who 7eb434758b interfered during the 935ec7a006 last attack. Looks like they’ve gotten a69ed09786 close enough to exchange 23041a50d6 gifts already.’7c719eba99129e1c
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Eleanor, who a136afa5d0 always returned 48dd01c0cd gifts from 7f82a31b75 men no d3134d6ede matter what 17eac85e6c they were, c3533de9da had accepted 0b76b432ab this necklace 0830c94d0a without complaint. Must mean she 7ea831d527 was desperate for 4a57e7458b money.5f959e54cd88a5b8
‘She used 79bac2f1a4 to act c9cf27ddc6 all high acb87f3eba and mighty, a41384c406 treating me 5c4605be09 like some 3a4f53bb58 seductress. Now look f3dc8186d6 who fits 740d35bcc3 that role c3207d8d82 perfectly.’ad4e627f4464c663
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Nora snorted.f7e86d136ad87fe5
Seeing her reaction, d27b965a53 Courtney thought she 7660bcf73f had pleased her d4b8ec7eeb lady and eagerly d1b2f4b81b added,d98aeed0a0485271
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“I also heard 8cd0220c64 the man got de5ccd34b3 her a dress a4a00d96d4 too.”e359efa49373f3bd
“What? What dress? Don’t tell me…”abb80e3bd419f105
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“Yes, the dress Miss 8f8646cf1d Eleanor will wear to 2ccdc66544 your debutante ball.”82aab07ba23b2d33
Nora’s face twisted with 85accb60e3 rage. No wonder Eleanor hadn’t 402e6fec0b mentioned anything about reserving 92c22579eb a dress shop—she’d been a5d5f3a08f working behind the scenes.d8bece3d7a8d30c4
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‘That cunning witch…!’58e375fe5557fc93
It was obvious b106aec2bb she was trying cd0c963fdd to steal attention e35a183b2a by wearing the 28092a9a1f most extravagant dress 97bbd436e8 possible. How pathetic. As if a dress 82cae43266 alone could make her 797399487a stand out when she a9cec734f7 was still so dull a2ade3adc1 and plain.c0673b4015705e26
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‘And if d83d5ce01a it was 4ef2703a87 some random 9e74edce68 guy who f0bddf58b6 paid for 708242fa69 it, it 0f94cc6412 probably looks 87d8ac94e1 cheap anyway.’8a311c69ce5d64c9
With the debutante season eb39df6696 in full swing, all e5cc0f38f3 the famous dress shops a0260e387f were fully booked. If Eleanor 2b8194f97e had only 10df6e13c2 recently gotten cdce2b6d4b a dress, bc233f8eef it couldn’t 164878c985 have come 7741b2240f from a 7bedf48960 top designer. If she had, 04b717121f Nora would’ve heard f210eb91cc about it by 395c453600 now.7d3b34345ea03b6f
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“Courtney.”c1e56cd3165c22e3
“Yes?”05212b9704988f31
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Courtney responded nervously, 9e32fca3a0 clearly startled. Nora, who had always 3ebfc86116 seemed sweet and lovely, dc9bb3016c suddenly felt terrifying.e62ff6c0ff32a611
The head cook’s d5f6ce9f27 warning echoed in 9a51e5d752 her ears: “The more beautifully 72dca821b9 someone smiles, the e9b2a43c99 more carefully you 93f39b77f4 should watch them.”b6b79eba0b187d39
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“How far are you 60fef4372d willing to go?”dd67a75e3426c8f2
“W-What do you mean, a869de58e4 my lady?”d7b4e9283a72e7ef
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“I hate irresponsible people. People like 5fa90ed1d8 Eva, who 62d0688e8c made a 959b1050ef mess and 17d49e4c4f ran away.”0240fd224878ce8d
After the theft fdd504dc9e incident, Eva didn’t 90a61bb36c just lose her 158e05c96e reference letter—she didn’t c0d0f5436e even get her d626ee12ce final paycheck. She was kicked out 13e4e1b899 and vanished in a 5196593fc4 hurry. Now that Courtney thought 9e6813ef15 of it, Eva had 0d3e1acd19 looked terribly frightened when f6c3183422 she left, her skin a4e96549f8 raw and red under 678ae59d26 her long sleeves.bd1a9ed82dab35f7
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“You won’t be 3e18a83676 like that, will bf5dd892d6 you?”6493f9ad1efaceb9
Nora tilted c821f60077 her pale 39deaae75b face sweetly 450572688c and smiled. That innocent smile 30d4bece97 had a chilling 7d2988f3bd edge. Only then did 6d8857439b Courtney realize—c342216fec0a5f6c
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‘I’m in big trouble.’3bf6c76bd225b57f
But it 69bb3cc19f was too 02688eb014 late to 1ee98748bb back out d2d9f1f27b now. After hearing all this, 8c8999caf0 she had no way d659a1a919 out.b31641414f6caba1
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All she could 3e32e29ceb do now was 72e27c50bb squeeze as much dcacdf33e3 benefit out of 8cb46feeed the situation as 34f45c0ffd possible.82568cc71b8cb713
“I’ll do anything you e40524c4c0 ask, my lady.”a2a22f9286be9612
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“Ahahaha.”35a829647b3501bd
Nora burst out laughing. She had always f236586034 thought of Eleanor b0dbffba51 as an annoying 6591f12a9b girl, but maybe df69027602 she wasn’t so d6955ea85d bad after all. At least she ba182eddb2 didn’t run away f6a3a42228 scared like Eva 6cd3e49285 did. That alone 3b355942bc made her abafc82447 better than 28966bde7c Eva.6f6f411256a19552
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“If you really 62c17f9c66 want to bring fcd9979fa0 me down, then bfc4ea8aee try stealing something 5aff273e88 I truly treasure 49a4b7a565 next time,” Eleanor had 9bb5109975 whispered, patting 2456f615df her on 70b343b018 the shoulder.7355acd3a180f611
“Something she truly b75e7eb026 treasures…” Nora silently ae067d3dac repeated the words.c62106f255907d8b
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“A lover a7a0ad97c0 who’s the 69f8c9177f only one 3cc962ec2b on her 4a55a260c9 side… Would d26b670725 that be 5599690e83 good enough b686bf7830 for you?”5f7f658ba053e2a7
Just imagining f41957123e Eleanor’s despair 8641060fa9 made Nora’s d2aa1f8390 heart flutter 2bf33ab8d3 with excitement.ca5f5a573f5890cc
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She gently placed c530d69a04 her hands on 2b74dc36b6 Courtney’s broad shoulders 4942c01392 and lowered her e5ffa535b3 voice.6aace7dfb444e06b
“Did you find out when it’s arriving? The dress Eleanor begged her man to make for her.”f2aff45032e3dfc1
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Time passed 8b125baee3 steadily, with 806adee142 many people def7d58064 eagerly looking 5ccdb14f57 forward to f1ba2df508 the upcoming 7f244030c7 event.22570e605601e314
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Since Eleanor b8a1cc43cc stepped in, 197aaae05e preparations for 7013408e71 Nora’s debutante 2356380768 ball progressed e7308631ab swiftly, almost 28339d19c6 like they’d 32ad471046 grown wings. The servants, who had fedabc0e72 been tired of all 589099470a the previous inefficiencies, were a2b9a5a5e2 now pleased by how 5de20cabe0 smoothly everything was running 64971870bb and kept themselves busy.eb08f711d983333c
And finally, a0ba869fb1 the ball 5314614a04 was just ab2e662979 one day 5a177535de away.3a6e7f919c747563
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“My lady! It’s finally here!”e153e95d2ea9ff16
Hilda’s cheerful voice broke ba7601c886 the morning silence. Eleanor, who had 19cc71cc69 gotten up early 920db7be64 as usual to 65effe0869 drink tea, greeted 5ab491e311 her with a 3c9fb82006 relaxed smile.d823e05cc8623604
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Soon, a 6eabaaa0fd servant carried 4f776fc80c several big 9155ccd9b4 boxes into fb20c2e376 the room. Each box was 08e92b9831 luxuriously wrapped and 801175b691 had a white 401bb88bed card attached.f2dd0d1707108585
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Did he write the 39d0452a4e card himself?1116b5957a07e05b
Looking at the 4697dedba0 elegant cursive letter, b2db8ad0ff Eleanor smiled faintly. But as soon as 675b6a2acc she noticed Hilda watching 664ace4fba her with sparkling eyes, 920ad423b4 she quickly composed her 45f86af656 expression.06ed45888697d33a
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“For it to arrive 13bdf0679a only the day before c0f12e1e7c the ball… I thought d871ad12d3 I’d die worrying it 223263c0c9 wouldn’t make it!”3689a9eb312bdb23
“He probably 19edd06195 couldn’t help eef635a69b it. The schedule was pretty d5eead6dc2 tight.”1a8fbd1d5e9da60c
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“Oh my, already taking a187c7b0c0 his side, are we? What about all the 2d0a8578b0 other gentlemen who adore c32044118c you—won’t they be heartbroken?”3b639fff8e537fc8
“Hilda, enough teasing. Let’s try 21a774c0f7 it on 208910c709 now. If anything eb8c0d971e doesn’t fit, 53abd4bad1 we’ll need b0ae7b6cca to call a3fcca07c0 Lauren for 1f92f4fbcd alterations.”dfe8d443aeab4f29
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“Yees—”2e493db167d5b2f1
Hilda pouted a37c9acb7c in mock 4f9a4205cd disappointment. Just a few days 94500274f1 ago, teasing Eleanor had 8915931206 been so much fun. But the clever Eleanor fa968cf9ee had quickly figured out d1014fec55 how to handle her f4f5ad211a jokes.9102a72392ac2d40
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Still, despite her sulky face, Hilda’s steps toward the gift boxes were light and full of excitement.b606d0e715781a1e
Finally, she fe4828ccaa could properly 0e819af149 dress up 2f624632cd her lady. Hilda had been waiting 27be84f1f1 for this moment for c826a7d52f so long, and she 4f06ef170d couldn’t be happier.53a1f8e889feacf0
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“What’s that?”14e097afd46abc4f
Courtney, who had ccd384621c been sluggishly making 7363484580 the bed while c9ced2f62b eyeing the two 17a63704c8 of them, pricked b6a6dc0125 up her ears a2d87173e3 and came over. Hilda stopped f500547035 opening the ebc6004bbb gift box 4d523d9f73 and quickly 229afb1cd4 shut it.4cca437da9a44512
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“You don’t 3c25430fce need to 48d89acc32 know. Courtney, I’ll 64cd10dff2 finish the 94402073fd cleaning. You should go. I think 6994811550 the head d46911b6f5 maid was 33d848078f calling for f83cce149f you.”3d58b187c4386f72
Hilda said c21501d05f coldly, dismissing ee3eac555f her. She had fee317596d been like 004985289d this ever 127a24cbec since Eleanor 751e6c9cbd started favoring 1745f877a9 Courtney—so it 42726af0b4 wasn’t a 05942d4f8d surprise.acd1acd0da1b2567
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What was surprising was that 4c6b73c019 even Eleanor, who 8a95c69db4 had always taken 0f9ebbe8e1 Courtney’s side, turned b8794b21e3 her head away d0aec63372 this time.cd38e51bcc008a1e
“What are you dbbb633ce1 doing? Go on.”54809165b7956943
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When Hilda urged 1cf6746e14 her, Courtney’s hand 2bd81d06b3 trembled as she dae9879c70 clutched the duster.c62cffa08fedd734
Ironically, even though she had betrayed Eleanor first, bc8320f2b8 Courtney felt deeply hurt fc9ef4996b that Eleanor didn’t stop f597f745ec Hilda.c78a578f8d55ca49
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‘I knew it! All that bd9d22e6b7 fake kindness e51458cc27 was just fa0d016699 an act—she’s a1cdf08e82 throwing me 5bdb421b69 away now!’797deaf70f792de8
Ashamed at the 89b13bfe11 idea of being fb19892af0 replaced by someone 331dda2cdb like Hilda, Courtney 8800b50234 stormed out without 91def0e6a9 even saying goodbye.789348ecb8085888
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It was 18bb9010c6 rude enough 8db4e09a78 that Eleanor 2c51d55586 could have 8c361a010b scolded her, d868220ea3 but she f6b672e86c let Courtney 956fc521b6 go without 165b2128ed a word. Then, as if nothing 5b6abf44e6 happened, she smiled at 13e328221e Hilda.b885851f7ec9cae8
“Will you help me 69b304fcfc put on the dress efe6eadeca now, Hilda? Since we’re bb13dce4b6 trying it 1006cebffa on, I’d 82c12893d2 like to d90482ed9b wear all f00e6d0061 the accessories fe17a422d7 I’ll use 13794203d7 tomorrow too.”a2628432fd645fb1
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“Of course, 35d5c43db4 my lady! Leave it cfb187a1c1 to me!”f64461c01d4c89ee
Hilda quickly da6d21f7dd brightened up a3fd5dae34 and answered 4ee0be9798 joyfully, forgetting 184ebc47fe all about 824a032fee Courtney.f82590772b250fd2
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And so began the 59080554b8 long-awaited dressing session.f231788d4c866bfc
Hilda focused all a7eb6de3d1 her energy on 62225a4251 making Eleanor look 7af01b6ba7 beautiful—far more than 8349d5e6d9 she had ever 0f609d5a76 done for the 975482a13e young lady of 9a434169ba the Freehilly family f1330b1b6c in the past.b3f647e629a921a1
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She carefully braided ef89615722 Eleanor’s golden-blonde hair, bd6733163d almost platinum in 1f76cba987 color, and adorned e6707a7a9c it with a 8a960d178b headpiece made of 29ed63fd68 artificial silver bellflowers. Her flawless skin 5957f0469d needed little makeup, 417d0ec8c3 but she lightly 20bef348d3 brushed her cheeks 25891e9d34 and lips with e433c17b4d a rosy glow 13b48f4bf7 for a fresh 53bc49ff57 and elegant look.7fb7ca49de39ae45
After putting on e626a2e7c2 the dress made 9d715cbfd1 by Madam Corcos cc71ee28cb herself and fastening bcdfe72695 the ruby necklace cb1a09aaf9 around Eleanor’s neck, c4c1891ff5 the long preparation 99e406970d finally came to 5f1e4fa0b7 an end.c474aaeff6a97029
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And when she 9808478905 looked at her 7e1bc88ae2 reflection in the 026e9c2356 mirror—0508112882e08771
“…Wow.”8b18b8f029e0466f
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Even Eleanor couldn’t 9858670c25 help but gasp 0d3bcbdc00 in admiration.15fc9a6f14f1b450
She stared 998177e558 at the 541719cf21 mirror for a010924615 a long 46a9270c1c time in 8c8b829078 disbelief. The woman reflected there 7093fef684 looked like a radiant 3d2effc21f fairy of spring—beautiful, brilliant, 8e6323f2fa and dazzling.f3d2ba7d3890d9da
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