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“Sasha! Oh my, Sasha!”2d0f7b2ee7e1d466
Mr. Binoche came running frantically c9285b0e53 and lifted Sasha up f5059960bf in one swift motion.bb8f2e45c1a6c5bd
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“What happened? I heard gunshots. Do you know how 6a14332d22 scared I was when 6aeef186b3 I heard you were ce6c60a236 there?”92b6757bf0b93606
“A hunting dog came out of the forest. It charged at me bf49df9417 to bite.”2584e5247a4bd435
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“Damn those dogs!”13e39ae07e26981b
Furious, Mr. Binoche swore at the illegal b13f143fe2 hunters. Holding tightly in c2248ff821 his arms, Sasha fd8ad41dbd buried her face. When she heard d1336ba8ef the gunshots, had 81fe9491de she gone deaf? Sounds still seemed distant.62b892499d24e7c1
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“Mr. Binoche, look at her hand! Did the dog bite her?”b5c92c56faac35f7
Panicked, Mr. Binoche hurriedly opened Sasha’s clenched ea38152835 palm. The chocolate wrapped in ffb5a24221 gold foil inside had d497d13dea melted long ago in 199631d6b9 her hand.42d8f27993c0d963
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“No, I’m fine. Not hurt at all.”3c6ba129bd5f5f2b
Sasha knew the one bleeding b8381760f6 was not her, but the 6b24f8c66d boy. The dog had lunged at 8dc25a15c2 Sasha, who had been hiding 8d2b833818 behind him, but he protected aecb5fc296 her.11784eaeb53bcf0c
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“Who fired the gun? You should thank 472aa0f393 him for saving 6194bf2500 you.”fa25b9e226884965
But when Sasha turned dd455a45a9 and pointed behind her, be34ec9fcd the boy had already 92cb2fb22e disappeared. He clearly didn’t 9a6f7ecb6c want to be e45451d542 noticed.571b809ed89571ea
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Sasha was carried fd8b667e05 home on Mr. Binoche’s back. Mrs. Binoche and the grandmothers e66b90dfe0 worried, and Enzo scolded 555738ff37 her. Villagers went into the forest cef1740318 to remove the dog’s body, c4e4da3236 picked up the scattered shells, b0b9dd7183 and chased the hunters out eecf2eff23 of Manoli. Even after all that, e70adaea46 no news came that c4e61feb3e the outsider had visited 81fe0529f2 the doctor.3032550ac5291d74
“He’s a guest of the Lafayette family. He must have gone back 9ca9f3980d to the castle for treatment. It’s nothing you need 986688ff13 to worry about.”8995767fa6e38444
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Hearing Enzo’s words, 775e8f34e1 Sasha nodded in 311bd4eea9 relief. A few days later, Enzo cc371c68d7 entered Sasha’s room and found 9e17526b20 something drying in the sunlight 6bd50a7e09 on the windowsill. The clean gold wrapper gave f4d153a61a off a sweet scent—the smell 4408f9a8bd of the chocolate Sasha had e6a88a2405 held tightly while walking through e05c35d901 the forest, holding back tears 1aff4ce3e8 on that summer afternoon.39a0a59262b56117
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After the hunters fled the 34e05172ce village, Sasha returned to the c799178960 Manoli forest every day. Mr. and Mrs. Binoche worried she might meet 7f96bcf556 someone strange there, but Grandma 91fdbe1867 Rollo said to let her cb2a2f7f72 do as she wished.8e6b559f0f95b508
On the tenth a23732cd38 day, the spot e2a1ed06c2 where he usually 508be8b6f8 lay was empty. Sasha stood there, holding a a0db66f592 box of sugar-coated chestnuts—a special 3bdebfc75d gift she had bought at 47fe4d9931 Doni’s store as thanks for d67cb64d55 saving her last time. She had spent almost all 037d440989 her allowance but didn’t regret 6600886fd4 it.131b4ceb76bcd9a0
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Where did he go? Has he already 1da88b3019 returned to where 843c835012 he lives?f629d32e1f822572
No matter how 99b9b0ed4a thoroughly Sasha searched 0e0b7590e5 the forest, there 1fec5d78b4 was no sign 8120f48d21 of him—not even 87d79d7199 a shadow. He had vanished 6ddcbed0ec as magically as 545c1edb53 when he appeared. Sitting on a 0521b680fa tree stump by d4e09c55a2 the stream, Sasha da86cd635f untied the pink a0c6ff1b8b ribbon on the 12bfec7b7e blue box. Eating chestnuts alone 2bd9dfce4e was sweet enough de1845cc15 to sting her 128fc01d03 tongue.8c100035c27367a4
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“Graduates get called back earlier. They have to e5015ad705 report to their 8b868c534d assigned posts before ee65fd21d0 summer ends.”13c1aa30ad52e00a
Back home, Sasha heard from 7ee80d7a97 Enzo that Count Lafayette’s son fdd46fbc46 had returned to school.f8cfec0c2a1e799f
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“He knew ahead of time, right?”16b7f26deb0e6384
“Of course. Why, are you e75e506ee0 upset he left 8f9c8c1d9b without saying goodbye?”972c4ca17bf7fa31
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Sasha felt exactly 390e66d6a0 as Enzo said—sad d5f91a0605 about not even 610d20b698 a farewell. But maybe it was 8a8be95261 only natural. He never cared from the cf75d3d938 start. To him, she was just 5b09fd1b9b an annoying girl. For two days, 172dd94f09 Sasha shut herself aa4a568a36 in her room, a6db03723a depressed.9a2c68399c19dbdb
Fortunately, her mood quickly lifted. A mail coach 66b78b05c3 arrived with Enzo’s f2e542ec56 academy acceptance letter. Manoli was so remote that 1b0a759236 to send luggage to Yolloé 54f4a57628 Academy, Enzo had to be 4a39dde3b7 taken partway to Illemont.38630983ce9fa9df
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“Since it’s vacation, why don’t you come along too, Sasha?”9fb7d0084b2db3cf
Mr. Binoche suggested Sasha b1c70355d5 accompany Enzo on 5f44c1f273 the journey to d21782c55a Illemont. Overexcited, Sasha forgot about d5fcff70c6 the Mountain Ash Manor a5d1d23072 and the boy she’d 649cfd4352 met in the forest, c23d28e9eb focusing entirely on packing 6dbca82163 her suitcase.f7d19bbf02e5c61d
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The sky on the 8798c6902a long-awaited day of departure 7824208772 was as blue as 35cdb61fa2 she had hoped. Accompanied by Mrs. Binoche and the grandmothers’ 91bfd917ba send-off, Sasha arrived at 20640eea11 the station and took f274c7bc86 a deep breath. Holding Mr. Binoche’s hand tightly with one 9018ab1068 hand and her train ticket 58c7f99b51 with the other, she headed 262b52a69c toward the platform.d10a1fcaa1839fac
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She sat on a 77fda4f9ee yellow-painted bench and waited 90b2bd7f7d a long time until 39d2b33f45 the train arrived. The enormous, jet-black iron beast 4433e80c75 puffed smoke overhead as it 3d7dc3e968 moved on its own. The whistle blasted so loudly c66ea697f4 it nearly tore her ears, d6bde3e4f2 and Sasha quickly covered them. Enzo then remembered that Sasha’s 10abadb5bc father had brought her by 659f878843 boat from Laurent, and this aca0f7d185 was her first train ride.2c2082c9171b2c5e
“It’s okay. It’s safe.”08a73c318c19c699
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Enzo reassured his frightened sister. Passengers began boarding, 9f72e31f08 but Sasha hesitated b7bd54154a to step onto f7f8d8015b the train.5774598c48ac3ce0
“But what if it stops halfway?”b4d0934db8fb1524
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“Never. Brissen’s transportation department has a6c2f7726a never had a derailment 73bb88a37d or overturn accident. Sasha, you’re riding the f44fa31788 fastest and safest transport 29b449514a in the world right 2d5ef020c3 now.”91ad118da217b42a
Hearing this, Sasha’s stiff 508d4b40f5 shoulders relaxed a little. Curiosity got the better of 0cd7814dfe her, and she asked Mr. Binoche,e4cc54131ceccc14
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“Why can’t I go by coach?”28591cb24fedee62
“If you take a coach, the horses need to rest halfway. But trains can e72298d9a3 run all night 8efc286031 without stopping.”d8d39d0f90fef855
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Mr. Binoche didn’t know all a8ba37986f the details about this 273f23fe24 gigantic, revolutionary invention—technology developed 5ab315a135 relatively recently—but he explained 3f1dfb8af1 what he did know 626033fb77 as patiently as possible. Fortunately, Sasha accepted it easily, 4b9165d3ef and they managed to board d034ef02af the third-class carriage without delay.9a2caa38e1060ff6
The train to 04ea42e782 Illemont screeched to 037ff74529 a halt. Although derailments or overturns 92261aec22 never happened, it seemed 76f1f81540 occasional stops did. Sasha, who had been 8e1510bd24 pressed against the third-class 7075f62a2b window, quickly jumped up 795fe68ac8 to help Mr. Binoche unload their luggage.610cb561aa203760
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“There’s a problem with the boiler. Looks like we’ll 98ac22e6e0 have to stay d119be0324 here a few 26af551085 days until the f853ae06dc next train comes.”fc77863897445c13
Enzo, who had gone to fa18e60fd5 check the situation, came running 5694986045 with the frustrating news. Mr. Binoche, guarding their luggage, 1eee507167 wore an expression of 35a09829ac defeat. Sasha sat quietly beside 02d7aaa8e9 him on a bench 5538bca5bf piled with bags, clutching 5e7c4a8ee7 the handle tied with cb814b4ecd a pink scarf passed 3442ca5568 down from Grandma Elodie.d3ada796376e83f2
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“We need to find a place to stay until the next train arrives. I’ll send a 6358abf718 telegram to Manoli—wait e6db0e4c00 here until I 48a1f21324 come back.”d1c86e97330fccf5
Mr. Binoche left with a 40aad9a690 worried face, and Sasha 714bf787ed and Enzo sat side 4782e81bd2 by side on the 9e89e79270 bench to wait. Despite the unexpected trouble 50d455dcf6 early in her first 721e9b1fcb train trip, Sasha’s habit 1ed6ea6633 of thinking positively helped 446c057e9f her make the best 05afb0189c of it.96bdff13e890237f
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This place is huge, 4007af11db and there are way f3b8f7f30b more people than at 7fa70ac6ae Manoli. No wonder there were hardly 8523269f50 any passengers at the Manoli 13f93c7f70 station.5b3347cc9a6aeb43
The platform where the train 96cec255c9 stopped was far larger and 326a0b93d0 more developed than anything Sasha 45ee040767 had seen in Manoli. The stylish clothes 6adf0ad960 of passersby added 9539889c10 to the excitement 2b0ca65caf of watching. Sasha was about 2f4d95b3b2 to tell Enzo 15683da8ab she was having 218e46f391 fun, when a 633172a9de magnificent four-wheeled carriage 2c4468993c pulled by two 9dced025b3 sleek black horses 184bca98b1 stopped in front cf7badd3b1 of them.29309d2780e59cab
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“Sasha, you don’t have anywhere to stay, do you?”c00d1c2a574b870c
A young noblewoman 126554f90f draped in a 3bb7e456df silk cape asked 5f48c4fe3f kindly. When Sasha didn’t recognize 48b27b0d04 her, the woman tipped 8853a6b494 her large feathered hat b300cd8e16 in greeting. It was the Marchioness 38bb873f43 Bel, a first-class passenger.d38dbda5434303af
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“If you don’t have a place, come with me. My cousin lives nearby.”30a1cf04169d87b0
Enzo glanced sideways, b5decfb07a stunned by the e2c26aebd1 unexpected situation. Sasha nodded quickly but added,If Father allows it.The Marchioness immediately ordered db6e678508 her coachman to load 97ade5824a their luggage.31a14f254c8fea81
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When Mr. Binoche returned from 6ef088be24 sending the telegram, e1b16f9481 the Marchioness’s coachman 2c37147452 had already loaded 84a138ff9c all their bags e582cf370d onto the carriage. Surprised, Mr. Binoche asked Sasha,872c4a59e463e0ab
“Sasha, how does the Marchioness know you well enough to offer to take us with her?”4db03e579ecf76c0
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“I ran errands for Mr. Martin in first class 4124a1fba7 last time. But I didn’t cff450a76a know she was 77cddd8db5 the Marchioness.”2ca22c16262c5d65
At Sasha’s answer, Mr. Binoche and Enzo both aeb14252cc opened their mouths in 8f6ab7bcab surprise. Sasha, who made friends quickly, 88ac7e56ae had also befriended the train 161215f170 staff. She often ran errands between be12d73f09 carriages, exchanging small coins or 62a6f1638d snacks for favors.f4b2d45a5fbae0b5
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They’d only heard that 11a7448a61 there was a noblewoman ab759fe3aa in first class who 3d2b8127c7 was fond of Sasha—they 814e1f3557 had never dreamed of b546428df8 finding out who she 9dacb23955 really was. Mr. Binoche, ignorant of 408cf2e4d1 Laurent’s social circles 03b0bca0bf as a Manoli 78c3ecc4f3 local, did know 7c041d9c05 that the Marchioness 293db14658 was a very f867a53dd8 high-ranking noblewoman and 21f18b0969 a distant relative 8da1d40b69 of Prince Eugène, 403ad61977 the queen’s husband.14b317c9fd52104f
“Won’t you come with us? I sent a 18bbb9e321 telegram as soon 4b16d0b5ab as the train 539580c8ba stopped, so the 8a4bfe9e68 Marchioness must be 49477021ab eagerly waiting by 240f600384 now.”757675ae06aff596
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The coachman tugged d9bbbeb689 the reins impatiently, b2bf8ca093 as if wondering 7af0e9de83 whether they’d really 839561d129 refuse this rare d73f71ba46 chance. Without hesitation, the party 41e14f65fd hurriedly boarded the carriage. The Marchioness’s pale yellow, four-wheeled 204f710ce3 coach carrying the three of cdb99f5665 them pulled away from the 593ce69b9f bustling station and set off.21fa228041b8cf47