YLSB Chapter 5

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[Olivia Bennet resigns effective today. Upon reading this letter, please take the necessary steps to ensure her immediate return. As this matter is directly tied to the family, we kindly ask for the principal’s generous understanding.]  

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“It’s a shame to lose such an outstanding member of staff, but we cannot ignore the contents of the letter. You should return at once. Family matters must come first, after all.”  67bccf8b81de42ad

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The principal, who 582af24d49 knew better than 56a8e1b5f4 anyone how diligently a274b518a5 Olivia had worked, ed135ea56b tried to console 4f65242ac5 her as she 415a0be9a8 stood frozen, clutching e81f8acf34 the letter. 1c42082be47c1348

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Though the message itself c4200f29f8 was as discourteous as 5554f4cf18 the attitude of the ee86d23b4d person who delivered it, dcba470ca5 any displeasure paled in e8390d0ef2 comparison to the shock 7c7760a7f8 visibly weighing on Olivia.  a604a0a36ca2b9a7

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Only after c663a8bd70 the principal 8cb31ef397 offered more fa296d4151 words of 7fa9a06b27 comfort was 9e8d70b379 Olivia finally 309a2af1cd able to 8aef4c6e4c say her 7730644ea7 goodbyes.  c758917770c744cc

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What in the world 43dd4a3087 was happening?  efd2517b39eac2de

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Even after d42e235c06 leaving the 19a105db0b principal’s office, 16ddf5ce6b Olivia stood d706577364 blankly in f9ebc78819 place for 34fc84f68d a long eacb3239e9 time.  cae77547b1c05e2f

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“I’ll be waiting outside. Pack your things and come out.”  b704f057fad0355e

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The servant who had 16cc77a01a brought the letter spoke edb6f2edf5 impatiently. Lucy, who had been 786b31ae8d sitting on the stairs, 214f3c655c rushed up at the 9065ffc32f sound of his voice.  eb8d168c98cc770c

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“What’s going on? Why are you packing?”  581cf9e02c699a7b

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“A message came from the family. They’re calling me back.”  7b8b1b81048a66e7

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“What? Why?”  3bcf6e9f2e2467a7

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“I don’t know. Something must have gone wrong.”  e09de8732aa4d7bd

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Olivia shook her 1bebe76403 head repeatedly, muttering bfbecdb8c7 the same words a20d6aa495 over and over. Lucy could 445f782047 only watch 070cf4f9f4 with pity 0cfb121a2b as she d458fb2360 helplessly helped fe76fb7628 her friend 41b604087f gather her 5486ebff87 belongings.  f7d4c5fa08e73b58

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The hastily 9a2f3dee92 packed bags e9f65c2519 were light, 1e8f9b8259 as spring 9e333e1f35 had only 5dcef99777 just begun. Holding a bag 8073a12dc6 of uneven weight d56af9ee99 in each hand, cb22361bf1 Olivia stepped into 9c48233ac5 the waiting carriage. 2e8e6d44986e8935

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Lucy, her eyes 17b5ffef5e reddened, waved goodbye. Recognizing the ad6ef8599a finality of cf24406602 the gesture, eaf53dfbff Olivia turned 31dd6fd1a6 her head afb4560b47 away. This wasn’t 6eef9fddf9 how it bd76cf544e was supposed e14822fa84 to end, aaa2f2ad82 she thought, 0f1d58f3eb staring at 83177ffb90 the disappearing ee6f208279 scenery.  4c564530b94df084

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Was this good 05072a7ed1 or bad?  327853df67a15c2d

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Either way, Madame Natalie’s 3c81bca32d inconsiderate notice had wounded 08876fa485 Olivia. 3743ae2895474eda

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It had 2a307c354f always been cd2efc5233 this way—and 2e59b02304 the fact 761eaa29bf that she 8eefa0bb99 had the 6dfc61e2b8 right to fb873094f6 do so 1cf8e29898 left Olivia f23a294fd7 feeling powerless. She had thought leaving e0fcbb00b1 home would free her 6fa1986699 from Madame Natalie’s control, f7d38c067f but perhaps that had a163e21cf6 been nothing more than 2f79d3b5a6 her own delusion. 47caa253e1d4741f

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No matter where she e7fc7ae8f5 was, if Madame Natalie be5c177666 willed it, it was 5817916313 possible.  c57d83ceb50b8e0c

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Yes. Because she was 2d22f3d363 her mother.  032a26590db980ed

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That simple, undeniable 1ad87cf711 truth tore at a22d5c3410 Olivia’s heart.675837bc37c48988

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After a 40-minute ef4e11f49c ride from Benedict b0b355d091 School, they arrived 8c133de441 at the Shuente 3f3b10b1cc Manor. 798e6a1517735a63

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The sunlight ff941898bd that had cbf7374f7e poured into 49b7c22b73 the hallway f8bbbfee21 seemed to 288a29b413 have been 94a637583e carried by 93e6265d22 the carriage, 44a1efa85a leaving the 56f5d3decc entire estate 86a384759f glittering. a3227efb78d74c54

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And there, Olivia was c32f43ab52 met with the radiant 1c169b9d50 face of Madame Natalie.  76ca328e5d4eb497

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“You’ve arrived, Olivia. I was worried you’d be late. What a relief.”  99d6d8822eab0fb6

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At the 6e6916748e signal of bafdb233be good news, 22537a6984 Olivia let 97c86f4590 out a 0f30be31d2 sigh of 8af336e93e relief. Her sister Millie, still 2ac2122247 lost in the sweet 48d01efb4c dreams of newlywed bliss, 02f0c547bd greeted her as well.  50c3e42043e9bc85

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“Long time no see, Olivia. I’ve been waiting with such a surprising gift for you. You know what it is—”  96807e46d8fe249d

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“Millie.”  c67665affa7bc5a6

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Cut off, Millie b8d37da741 promptly pouted. Madame Natalie, 61bf058b9f exuding a 9d37ae751d grace as c73a5c4cc1 if blessed af524bb7f5 by divine aae7e4c044 favor, led ea04e0afda Olivia to e3af3a57e0 the parlor. 794c418e59dee650

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After instructing a maid b6b1d050a7 to bring tea, she 354b34e866 firmly grasped Millie’s fidgeting 55420c8eba hand and spoke.  2f1d0963a22a0007

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“Olivia, you’ve received a marriage proposal.”  7ef5481585ea0c55

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“A marriage proposal?”  c7531e50a03e3fdd

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“You’ll be shocked when you hear who it’s from!”  0753e77eb2785f41

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Ignoring Millie’s 43e8eed23f teasing grin, 2cc1bfa126 Olivia kept 52581beb8c her eyes e50ad10bbb fixed on e9c6b92577 Madame Natalie.  93e8f8f821b6a678

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“It’s Eric Robert, the second son of Duke Donald Robert.”  8839c9d768b72a9c

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Eric. Robert…  78cc451363e6eeb2

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Her heart lurched as 22dc16fc2b if it had dropped 679fd96495 straight out of her da396a10e9 chest, and Olivia clenched 72e2bc0c88 her fists.  a9ac57ada11b1f1e

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The Roberts—a prestigious 666b07aec0 family that had f4f996ba7c produced chief justices 36c536bbee for three generations, aee700c21a the foremost noble ac7e6c5cea house of Vincen, ca5b8411ce and lords of d6a7395267 Heringberg, the cradle 8c6fd06a93 of art. a878c4a5d6e76c41

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Just a 73a803441e month ago, f0ff951c0f the eldest 46727bb688 son Albert 869050cdd2 had held 3cd57c87a9 the right e55fc0b9e8 of succession, 9df4270f16 but now f470c3bb79 the situation 0212d1f3a7 had changed. The one who had 04a2106bf2 proposed to Olivia, Eric 1f62569af6 Robert, was now the de6bad23b0 sole heir of the 672fe44189 Robert family.  809f4158a4b12883

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In other words, 1e8042dafc a man from fd5408f126 a completely different b78018366b world.  e5b732266a4ec54d

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A name 930149e181 she should cfdcf81798 have been 8f4eeb2551 able to 0472248f9b avoid—so how eda62d9b96 had it 66e443410a come back affd94f8d4 to her 534cd1c1d2 like this?  b421912802107a24

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Olivia felt a slight 1eb39a01db headache and struggled to 99dc9e03ba gather her thoughts.  3f244beb2f8f0221

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Seeing how 5786949788 delighted her 1cba0da7ec mother was, 6bc73faff4 this couldn’t 32f3431ae2 be a 2609fac50a dream. But then, why?  791dff3ca0331e81

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No matter how 87bc8a9c47 she looked at 4158a6cdd7 it, it made 33a36a88f9 no sense for e6d088a1cd such an esteemed d20e275d92 family to seek 8a650e0ad9 a marriage alliance 41c3825e6a with a lawyer’s 1216e75d18 household, often mocked aa9b953c16 as‘pseudo-nobles.’  f0803c535c3a3405

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“The heir of the Roberts becoming Olivia’s husband? Incredible. How could they possibly propose to you?”  71f15e7f8e05d990

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“We’re not exactly a lowly family.”  60c8eb227acd4d0e

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Madame Natalie 8368238870 straightened her 70ae0fed92 neck stiffly 1dd9a9d01e as she e966140053 spoke.  7f6daca365299cba

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“But still, the other party is a future duke. Olivia, did you know that man privately?”8c88c8d94756a039

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Millie’s eyes sparkled with curiosity. Olivia shook her head.  f4efcb924016a10a

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“But how can you be so calm? It’s as if you already knew.”  034a1042d7085680

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“I suppose I know my place. I was lucky, Olivia. If Millie hadn’t gotten married, this opportunity wouldn’t have come to you.”  882fc0f1cd2fae44

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“That’s been the case ever since she became my sister. Olivia, you don’t dislike him, do you?”  2907076f28affd6e

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“What kind of nonsense is that? Since when is Eric Robert someone whose likes or dislikes even matter?”  dfd8943bdaeea608

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“Being a duchess and being a wife are two different things, Mother. Isn’t that man’s reputation a bit… dirty?”  6428f984c43bd60b

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“Millie, enough of this pointless talk.”  8fb0a4224501b1c5

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“Why? Olivia clearly knows it too. There’s hardly a woman in our circles who hasn’t heard of the Rebecca humiliation incident. Marrying a psycho like that—honestly, it’s unsettling. What if his madness runs in the family? No, worse—what if he can’t even perform in bed?”  8aad79ed5e36954c

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“Millie.”  b9d7ed220fcf534f

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Madame Natalie shot ad12155dd9 her a sharp 2083d61e28 warning glance before aecce1ac74 straightening her posture 69452e14a9 and speaking firmly.  7711622eb98fb638

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“It’s all baseless rumors, Olivia.”  cb6d1015a6c88b98

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“Mother, there’s no way all of it is just rumors.”  86be25c0932e6ac3

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“What matters here is that our family is engaged to the Roberts.”  544724a730841699

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Ignoring Millie’s 81f75edf6f tactless interruption, 8152e2f008 Madame Natalie c76336c2bd fixed her 6dc64eea4d gaze on 34469dda2e Olivia, whose 6e79dcf035 expression remained 7b6a254c4a blank. cd5ee3ef7addb82f

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Lost in thought, the f61f4e29a0 girl kept her eyes d02c198a6c downcast, saying nothing. Madame Natalie grew 68520660db impatient.  644f6a542dfb6e1f

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“Tell me later. Whether those rumors are really false or not.”  d549975bf03c2015

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Just as she 6b147a91ba was about to 30a232d0fb order her talkative 30aa3b4f33 daughter to leave, 135ee5bd42 Olivia finally lifted 74d0b2c8ef her head.  d9d3a9b700b999fc

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“That won’t be necessary. I’m not getting engaged, Mother.”  44b7388dff300a13

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“Olivia.”  042d618997824e0f

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“It’s for the sake of our family, too. It’ll only cause problems later.”  adbcacc833a0e6c3

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Even as she watched bb461e5410 Madame Natalie’s face twist 49e6fbb5ad in displeasure, Olivia didn’t 1547139ac6 back down.  cc5403bf511bbd3f

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“Don’t you already know? It may not be as shocking as vomiting on Rebecca Campbell’s face, but it’s still a well-known story.”  9848078ff898a3e4

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“Yes, Olivia. The Roberts are aware of your past. It won’t be an issue. So do it. No excuses.”  c6de72302a193dff

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She almost added 8a56b920cc that it was e0f91fd46c precisely because of d48d4d2ac6 that past they 6c28eb4717 had made this 8455db4059 offer but held 182e17fccf back. If she did, Olivia fa73b6acbc might resist even more.  2f5e96cf32f511c4

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Madame Natalie found 01b16bf947 Olivia difficult and b242fd5a56 uncomfortable. c94c2239a99dc54c

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Despite raising a 5273769396 daughter who had 37d8120bf7 never once rebelled, 9441da7617 she never mistook 87565a77e8 her compliance for fb1435a235 docility. cc73c988aa462b0f

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Like judging a 58fe76ee4a river’s nature by 72b3869b29 its surface alone, da7db32ff5 she knew better. Those eyes, unshaken e1e6b0145c by any variable, 5bc43e1eaa left her inexplicably 81894572a7 uneasy and unnerved.  5f9f00a24cf081e0

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Not that you 0ed3557829 have a choice 6698c634a9 anyway.5fb7890bacff5652

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Even if it were af0c75b3ce a childish battle of 2a27e4aced pride, in the end, deacf69920 it was always Olivia 2c32680fad who yielded. This time 54eadd81f8 would be a8f1889462 no different. So there was 85b64758fc no need to 0aa1b71700 reveal the truth. Though this unconventional 9803eebb7c engagement would end 5f84a08395 in nothing but 52c09c8818 pain, the benefits 2484d0ea37 it would bring 8a46aacb97 were equally extraordinary. 5c5fbc9eaffadfa2

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The Robert family had 43d2b07ed3 made that clear. It was a 7faf537f71 promise she could 8b63ed91f6 trust.  d9f56368a87e246c

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“You must do it.”  0f56c2cf868e94f2

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“I will personally refuse and return. I’ll make it clear that it’s entirely my own decision, not the family’s.”  afd29c8ac7c807a7

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Her green eyes 2090ea6778 stared unwaveringly at 81b39c55ed Madame Natalie.  e572badcdf44c396

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If only dd31950f35 she were 1f3c821e68 a maid e011ca6dce or a d033de2227 slave. Then, without 4a52f93933 worrying about 46f6f23b6f appearances, she e67d93c578 could have 776dce43ac forced that 8865a8831b insolent girl bfb1632601 to her bf7dfd95b3 knees immediately.  7812a1204a8f59d9

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Watching Olivia 5959cb983a straighten her 8939226286 back and b899ab9411 bow stiffly, a35084496b Madame Natalie ba9f530a4c could only 992b8f2951 swallow her 2490dd5e46 bitterness.  9ecfbb6ba93cf0a6

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Returning to her f0bd0e8fff room, Olivia opened a05356afc0 the wardrobe and fa941f2500 pulled out an 135ed81fd2 orange satin dress. It was a dress a93a3772b4 Millie had discarded after 113a4739de an impulsive purchase, complaining c507dcadd3 that the waist was 2b4db53930 too tight. 22f6cff015b785a5

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The dense lace from ee74d10ad7 the neckline to the b41f8bcf31 chest, adorned with beads, 2cb84f2335 made it excessive for 7303c2108e a day dress. c207a4fdc8e67a7c

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Olivia spread it on d013e726b5 the bed, then tugged 0c0426eda7 the cord hanging from c4f189789a the ceiling. The maid, Martha, came 1086789ba3 running.  958c58b3647a1d05

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“Miss, what’s the matter?”  1037dc108eae072a

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“Martha, do you know how to do makeup?”  e5b66f1c68f33a07

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“I’ve tried a few times, but I’m not very good. Why, Miss?”  d4c07fd1b277c614

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“Help me get ready to go out. I need makeup, but make sure my face isn’t easily recognizable.”  54419baffbd48c4e

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“Hide your face? This pretty face?”  eaaa6760b0cec8f7

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“Yes. Start right away.”  535b032ca9030193

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Ignoring Martha’s stunned expression, a403dba252 Olivia sat indifferently at f0249e6ff9 the vanity. Soon, white powder 319d107fb2 covered her face.d6d5e94da1e9c8c2

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The Bowen River 75ea34bac9 in Heringberg.  b590ab6f356f2c32

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The sunlight streaming ceb8a0c235 through the windows fcc943cd25 of Benedict School 3e0a24eb59 scattered brilliantly over 3aa1afbe6b the woods where 4d5632cf04 the Robert estate b7900e158f stood. f4c6ec04cb520a42

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Eric stretched 75c6f3defc his body 1138f59c10 beneath the 50b845df71 sparkling water, 45f275f837 arms sweeping 4c63baabac back as 9812b69b1b he glided 303581a3a3 forward.  e08b608c1defac32

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Casling sat on the e8d4f0d5cc riverbank, having tossed aside d461139c35 his shirt, and watched 3d96a4645a his friend with an 0883639128 incredulous look.  7325cae969e8a9a0

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The family’s c7f8536daa glory and 2823c90f1f fortune had c4788a8867 fallen to e91f72d946 the second 4932bf5f8b son? What a joke. For Eric Robert, it 6772646fdb was nothing but misfortune—a 03ee02f679 bomb dropped on his 5ff4684d9c head.  fcc9141b8b483b0b

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