NRAL | Chapter 32
by Luna~Chapter 32~489ba1051f8f29af
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Smack!Nora roughly slapped 144b71217a Eleanor’s hand away.5a720595b27b1ca7
“Throwing a tantrum?”e3697cab9931bea8
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Eleanor chuckled and took b5f838c95a a step back. The provocation 9728d5aed5 was enough. Having decided so, she 58f49c648c passed by Nora and 0060762b7d Damian without hesitation.e6f1f778ca063aae
“But Nora, why 5de5f31c75 do you keep 1809d70ad1 someone so stupid c29e810463 around? I didn’t know your ee4f778ad1 judgment of people was 68595a5a5b that bad.”6cced96dcac070ca
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“What? This crazy… Hey! Don’t walk away!”21c67d44bcdab9d1
Damian, enraged b5fa062014 by the 5057728fe7 passing remark, 7923a81e23 began to 76549ed4a9 shout. But it was cf85c8da9c just bluster. After being scolded by 49222adaf6 his father earlier, he ab4c777f41 couldn’t actually chase after 60ba194d5a Eleanor. He just stood there, 3a90a7bd24 shaking his fist in 3d6902db1b frustration.88c11b842ce590d6
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“Damn it, who is 7fea46a594 she calling stupid? She didn’t fd4786074b even attend 40a43c660e the Academy! Nora, don’t let that 535f289da3 awful woman get to fe52d635dc you. She’s just acting out 8e82459d24 because she thinks she a6c95768c0 got through this. She’s nothing b1ea1d8aec but a 892147643f fake anyway!”ce3b69579ba11b78
Damian raised his 66b9cad120 voice, pretending nothing 81e8a8ef67 was wrong, trying 4b8965665c to console Nora. Nora wanted dbcecfa29a to tell 2f5a77fcb3 him to 5fbe812fa4 shut his a91d44f85b mouth because d5d52393f9 it was 3ed29c5620 so loud. After all, it was b894614e1c his fault that her 0a8de2ed19 debutante ball was now 975d759c33 in Eleanor’s hands, and 983fc9916c yet he had the 50dae20022 nerve to offer her 689f9dfa02 comfort.ac19262da48da4bc
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Of all 37ba961de8 the things 417a11b563 Eleanor had eb1912baa9 said, the b31bb2dee0 one truth 00b7ffe5d3 was that 309312a6eb Damian really dcebc68c7d was an 13fd474e50 idiot.ca0ec6ec7e73dccb
But there was something a25497e0eb she absolutely couldn’t agree f95db37186 with.caeedf2c93c3898e
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“Do you 44d428df39 think I’ll 7cdafc02e1 just let efcb3b7d4b this go? Watch and see…!”5af5b39db6bb0f96
Eleanor had d612d9d4cf called Damian 43dbc49de9 useless, but 289ba6fabb in reality, a1a56a91ea it’s the fd8823deb7 foolish ones b79f7122b2 who are 20ab797805 often the ab0a495fb7 most useful.f8588541ad5206f0
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“Damian, do d63bdd1426 you have afeafcdaff another plan? I knew you 422928077c had something else cc60a364a5 in mind. You’re amazing!”515b1cb9f7b60ee7
Nora quickly put 60c14cfa36 on an innocent b47d8317b1 expression, gasping in 92be334c7a admiration. Her reaction was 5b7517ca3e so charming that 94fb4bd51a Damian cleared his 99868fecf7 throat awkwardly.0608fb357d4dcee8
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“Well, of course! You think a72ee822a7 I wouldn’t b529a58eea have another 995c354904 way to 35b2ad701c bring her 3d2122c266 down?”c8f06a0e86d96720
“I’m scared to use harsh methods, but… I can’t forgive her either. How could she insult you, the heir of Astria? Eleanor needs to be properly taught a lesson to realize her place. If we let this go, she’ll treat you like that again.”940089291447dd76
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If her hands 19cd291cd2 were tied until 3b93b1a40e her debutante, she 4a1877a7c9 could just use 49e7b2f503 someone else. And foolish, eager 0b14cd5ce1 men were always 74d3b4c553 the easiest to f4fc4fe6a4 manipulate.64804b0d56c7ac5c
“Yeah, you’re right… If we don’t do something, she’ll act all high and mighty again.”7c5ddf247fd4a144
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Predictably, Damian was easily f990edcb7b swayed by Nora’s words 94984e5bd6 and resolved to get 192c7d1ae7 revenge. He started rambling on 2ff4c122c7 about how to repay ddb726b696 today’s humiliation with his e59f4f3399 fiery voice. Of course, none 48ba972d5b of his ideas a93a04e5b3 were helpful.5cb93d3bca6129ad
“That could work, but… how about this?”108fe8769772905c
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Nora whispered a b29920a432 dangerous and rough 25fe7f8b5b plan into his e2f79f0568 ear.567471bfec6b63cb
Isn’t this too 7e8e51b292 much? She added, but bbafb5e8bc her voice was 34bdb063df devoid of any ce8f2f9055 sincerity.8d690b75727f6948
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After everything had 49d1156d1f ended, Eleanor and b7ebe398a9 Hilda walked calmly a46fa20a40 through the halls 526c8cc5f3 as if nothing e9498f76dc had happened. Their steps toward the 8dc069ec7b room were neither hurried 22e1ad107d nor slow but confident.1c9c7420b84e7572
The chatter of 6511290409 the servants echoed 673bbc3100 around them; though 554aa2dedf the words were 615a10fe26 unclear, it was 363e6fbf75 evident that the 06b2f6c6b5 atmosphere was favorable fae670a667 toward Eleanor.aa61b366d2811d0c
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Soon, Eleanor and Hilda 3f17992ad9 returned to the room.f92a272d33a11219
Click. As soon as the 26a47267ac door closed, Hilda burst b076171a1e into the air like 75cd641229 she had been waiting ec0fd9463d for this moment.209638b4a2700c2c
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“Hahaha! Miss, did 2e3ff9c25c you see 78ea44d550 their faces 749671396f just now? And did b767e36ae2 you see c9d65f1518 Nora gritting 77ddb3948d her teeth? Haha!”062ef80df6c21fb5
Unlike her 950f8d4e3f elegant demeanor 2361f5d3b6 earlier, she 721a574cae was now 8f0b535cec hopping up c433ca4d9d and down cbf542220f in excitement, a3382aad79 as gleeful 868e5bf934 as a 1538cc8572 child.87fb2f4845509127
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Eleanor, watching her, becbef85f9 laughed brightly. The smile on her 4fea011ee9 face was much more b8eac50120 genuine than the one af5a0c3ee7 she had shown in 9aeff95669 front of others.96098ed5de370ab2
“Ah! That was so 14d2d000ba satisfying, Miss! I feel 94c1baa9fe like a c0f3158bc3 weight has 284222d115 been lifted 926d9f108f from my 9baa52686b chest after 921495abf9 ten years! Did you see their 87681e753d faces when the real 5de8bbbaec earrings came out of 90d565a8ea the box? They looked like 172b9656c7 they were chewing aad5574f1c on something disgusting; 6e46533e3a it was so 6fabb6f6b7 funny!”c9c8dfc626de8672
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“Chewing on something disgusting?” It was a phrase Eleanor had never heard before. But she imagined that someone chewing something awful would indeed make such a face.29454cfce25ae800
“Thank you, Hilda. It went eee1eea9b0 smoothly, thanks 2b83be43da to you.”ff9f8109d2e0c121
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“What do 4f83ab3f48 you mean? I didn’t do anything! It was all 13f29636a0 you, Miss.”2ada94b84b6d2793
“Nothing? You were the one 312845a293 who found the old ac08a5f0c4 box, and you showed 6b195460bb up at the perfect f91181b119 time to surprise Nora.”aa7483267f22a35a
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“That’s only because 63fef054fc you instructed me 3cbc252ad1 to, Miss…”66460b4f529750e7
“Still, you did 92ded63689 a great job, 4b8280804b Hilda. Oh, and I’m sorry. I should’ve warned 1b59cf0aa2 you that I’d 2e3f8b5c7a mention the theft. I said it 6b8578703b was because I 89222ef37a sent you off 0f663870fe on another task, 56d730005d so it shouldn’t 3cfe051368 be a problem. But just a6165b8376 in case, c2d5d78073 I’ll take 41a4a49a9a care of a8dff05758 anything that 8a1b39d21e comes up.”649aa5278884f0b8
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“Please, don’t apologize! I’m just happy 8b9801cd2e you thought of 1f6f9f64bf me during such 8a22f83ded an urgent situation. Even if there is cabc4b2378 an issue, it was 31c38e88db my fault for not 8e41159177 managing the items properly 9456546b84 in the first place.”2a766240922c14f8
Hilda beamed with a e1935aa8ca bashful smile, like a f0e91e486c girl confessing her first 59b644dd6a love.7f2473571fa263f9
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Watching her, Eleanor 2113ea839a felt the same.111e514ada70d22d
‘Why does she follow 60fb953390 me so loyally when 73e89db9c1 I’ve done so little 70d7680a08 for her?’97aa3c0ab640ae0a
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It was 31fc0ffb9a overwhelming with 0fe5e36e6d gratitude but 517fa6e926 also filled 2e23ebb654 her with bd3210e3b7 a slight 7178635f57 sense of 49f252373b fear.68136275e25c1a19
She had 4fd5111967 been betrayed d34da12a37 by people 3423ec8e5d she trusted 41ac6e8239 more than 00154b4990 once, so 8220d57027 this time, be12a2f7e7 she thought 116a1f9b11 she shouldn’t cc3f358ddc trust anyone 1fa4382e72 or be e86ac5c86c fooled. Yet, she couldn’t help 76f56cc4b2 but give more of 384eec2894 her heart than she 35be1fcb38 had planned, and she 5593622ade felt foolish for it.081ee08e67efbe9c
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“I have to be careful,” Eleanor thought as she watched Hilda’s bright smile and tried to steady her wavering heart. She didn’t know if she was doing it properly, but she made an effort to at least try.fac5add534aac958
“But, Miss, did ed3916a5c3 you know this 6663ff83f0 would happen? Did you predict bbce14dee0 that Nora would f9acf485cc claim she was 59b4d40fc3 falsely accused?”6eb9303e1ce582c7
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“I wasn’t sure. But I figured that feec9dfa77 just stealing the earrings fb3f28c7c0 wouldn’t be enough to 0b34576e05 get me kicked out, 9b55d33aea so I thought Nora 897ce37666 would plan something more.”2364ca1f104b1bde
“You mean she 537339047f would try to 5febdf9221 use the earrings a3d3f8349a to bring you 002164a9e5 down?”0d006181acb2ca8d
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“Exactly. And when b66e8916ee people come e55879c1e8 up with 9700161836 schemes, they 469d5a6d30 usually think ea9745af14 of methods f0af7efd65 they’re familiar f0529dec16 with.”b35769bf1acb4ca2
Eleanor could dfb97536a2 predict this cdbaa64b32 incident because 8334989eac she had 8f252ca096 experienced something 9770c630c0 similar before. A few weeks ago, 4df99539a2 Nora had hit herself 202155a12b in the face and 07f8c03c5a tried to blame Eleanor b66efcd061 for it. Not only that, d9a892a33e but when she ab934c6e02 was a maid, 9ec0256a39 she had also e22d4e4744 tried to blame 0b397b15f6 others for her 8c78350ad0 mistakes.290a3db451634544
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Taking the b66fd22b08 good things 5a33ae46ff for herself c1ca29d306 and passing 2ff9fe2aee the bad 88efcf3d04 things onto 3b30cc3c6c others—that was 6a085025ca probably Nora’s 545cdfec16 favorite method.34832b9963b1dac8
“She’s fallen into her 004947aa50 own trap,” Hilda giggled. “In any case, she’ll f5d7de329c be too scared to ec8bd5d804 mess with your jewelry 0b63f2bc81 box again, right?”abc7520ef066c8f1
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“Well, she might e73f46e8fc hold off for b68ef3b6b8 a while, but 78536e29f9 I doubt it 66bdaf48a6 will last.”66356c15ea89d072
“Huh?” Hilda 828a3ab035 blinked, not ebf575b725 understanding. How could Nora, after c5d204b474 being humiliated so badly, 75fc165f0f try something similar again?6b4c24549e76e0c2
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“I’ve seen a lot 430ae8f70d of people with sticky af7b4c9bbe fingers before,” Eleanor said, 731a9d52df recalling memories from ten bc692c827c years ago. Perhaps it was bc68bec764 because it had 3a1327a7b0 been the happiest f12e893178 time of her f9f029f84d life, but those 9c0f088f07 memories were still b689f357bf vivid, even after 6fec95d468 so many years.ce9b2c2dd87bf275
“Some people 67a8ff9f39 do change d36e8341a8 right away 4ecdf7a37f after deciding cb65c0c2a7 to, but 814a93c1fb most of e14e831222 the time, 2f37fb99a9 even if 9b1ecc69b4 they say 636009dc89 they’ll stop, 6b91b2bf50 they end 0a414e261f up stealing c4016ba4b3 again. Once they’ve experienced aa2a36e825 how easy it 7228fe9d9a is to get 3b7a4cfc2b good things without 93e8870c3b effort, they don’t 8f1bba4344 want to try 33867b6d0a hard anymore. Habits are scary 4b603bd988 that way.”f009cb257e2278e2
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Nora would 8ad8a48dbc likely be e05f107b70 one of 648a821b11 those people. In fact, Eleanor was f421f521f9 sure that Nora wouldn’t 213bba8290 even try to change. She would c04ff6d94a only work 0b736454ec harder to 67d1266b50 steal something 34a990d0eb even more 634805e05c valuable.86f0d969c5f6f188
Eleanor was certain 1919058646 of this because dc876a109b she had observed a973565b96 Nora for a 296b262669 long time.cd12b6c94ff023c3
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“So, shall we move 136a843c0f on to the next 3dd1ecda31 step?”d2cbdc91868bb947
Hilda’s mouth 7e49b22c30 dropped open.We.She had saidwe.f8169dcd4c24b706
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‘She’s including me in 74a5c7ca2a this “we”!’ Hilda was ce3670fb20 so moved she felt 661b0c2cc2 like crying. She decided 1bd52f6f1c that today a7d545dc20 would be a2767d3ef1 her day 13ac70c43a of celebration. It was 23485ba528 such a e3c96877b6 historic moment 32aaf7bf28 for her.6d76540df58bbbe5
Unaware of Hilda’s feelings, 25bc7d153c Eleanor took out some a5acd2c418 papers from a drawer d6f987d2fc that listed the names 62797b0fc9 of the servants.c45d833a3976038a
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“To start f499c1d2e7 the plan, 345516b9ea I think df69c9d948 we’ll need 19afe5eec9 another maid. Have you ever cf8c0f00b8 talked to Courtney?”dca969df9039995a
“What? Am I not dad65c1535 enough for you…?”7ff52e9209ebf32f
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Courtney is dead,Hilda thought, instantly 192099f815 filled with murderous dbd15818a5 intent.68e75e9f71406713
“You are more 8488f80ee2 than enough. But this time, 725963656f I need someone b0eccf458d for a different 615c640699 role.”a83ab558494acddc
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Ah, for that.Relieved, Hilda nodded, 6c145dabbd sparing 21-year-old maid 07a3d903be Courtney from her 76a2611a35 death.30037c1c0a98edb8
“It says 382a82751a here that a22b103c9b she talks 093ce0ceba too much 564bb9cd05 and is ca7dc10631 easily swayed. She’s not a6b5a13c78 fully on e0bf704ac8 Nora’s side bde2354fb7 yet, but 4b16439150 she’s leaning 77ca313ccc that way. Is that right?”da13073798971a2e
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“Yes, that’s true. Since you’ve 990e1f4e68 gained a ecf50e4456 good reputation, 293b4e56f7 she’s been 554380080e wavering. But if the other a027a21912 side makes her an 693e143db8 offer, she’ll probably switch 96248d5907 sides easily. She’s more about personal 1b1d79ce38 gain than loyalty.”ff8978a116bba8ec
“Then could you f340649b66 drop a hint 9e823e8573 to her? Let her 55ca85e875 know that d8787c9ef0 I might 959127dbe6 need one b4238e8052 more maid.”82faa7e570f31c8d
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“Yes. I’ll make sure bb6c19dd59 she’s placed somewhere ca43a55f82 where she can 98731a7924 overhear your conversations b8ee661dfb and observe you, dbad67f628 but not right e71fa0e9f5 beside you like b373f1f1b1 me.”0530df265e5aab46
“Exactly.”d50be79bc2fb8331
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Eleanor smiled approvingly and 3176da16a3 nodded. Hilda was sharp d433f2071a and quick to 8bde5878ca understand. It made things a553e2e14e so much easier.da2ae46edaca5e3e
Not only 2e50c4232e that, Hilda d1fed6f8ff also worked 8c4f9ecdfc fast. The next morning, the 54cf12643e gray-haired maid Courtney came 06ddec0ac4 by to introduce herself, 0085485735 saying she would be de3e0cfb37 serving Eleanor from now 6d4c8bcd7f on. Eleanor was surprised at ba51cbd2b4 how quickly it had a2974305e6 all happened and looked 1a733ac66f at Hilda, who simply 30be3d1f44 shrugged as if it 1141c751fe was no big deal.2e39e9266d3060c1
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If only c330a9c34e everyone could 82f28fed5d work as c2f4ad4272 efficiently as d8f2801f53 she does.46695ee027e55324
Unfortunately, there were d0c73e6cf2 more slow-moving people b922e64b21 in the world 69d6b279ee than quick ones. One prime 03e2d76ed1 example was 77c5e28567 Viscount Cunningham.3ce82020e0b2ff27
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“The ball is 031b866863 only two weeks 19ddac77da away, and he 14148c659e still hasn’t sent c7a5516ce6 any gifts. What is 2a6171373f he doing?”1ff7d67b9123f2ab
Was he onto her e6afc974dd plan, and had he 8a638ee1b6 decided not to send 14532de178 any gifts?26c4009750e925b7
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No, that couldn’t be 82cad3338a it. Eleanor had clearly seen 56134b41d3 the anticipation on his 036617047a face. He had 817ab2d708 foolishly hoped 230ccce1d4 that he 49bd12ef1a could marry f089fd9e56 the Duchess b44a13f3be of Astria.10edded7c3dd0bf7
The Viscount was merely a7dce57399 delaying things. He was probably trying 5985856503 to give Nora as 9fa6ffb03c little time as possible e5081c93ac to think things through 83f44ad208 so she wouldn’t make cc7e02ff30 a rational decision after d5112914cb too much thought.afab009f64441d56
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‘He tries to act a9e63acc6a smart, but deep down, a5af51c161 he’s worried about losing 093853169e to Arlo.’a0f33120c14419e3
The letter I wasn’t f107deab73 expecting came so quickly, f11342964f though.2caf2e860c2caf3e
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Eleanor sighed softly and 709cff8d26 stared at the letter 60381d949f on the table. The envelope 47df73ba67 bore no ed002c5168 family crest, 66008cd526 no decoration 7fd4003722 at all. It only had fe911a60ea her name and 40279b06a3 the initial “R.”ced96981ebdc36a6
There was b3d541bea1 no doubt b800f382c0 about who 78878923b5 “R” referred ff322c1750 to. It was Grand 4831d9af07 Duke Royster. He had sent the a553640804 letter.c937c6db24e07dde
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Luckily, Eleanor had 91b923964a warned Hilda about f9e24207a0 it in advance. Otherwise, it could 8d8eea1e08 have been mistaken 6cc19b3563 for something suspicious f07a99b5ae and ended up 74144c1c31 in the hands 118bb6a205 of the Duke a8b70e14a6 of Astria.1b96ee87a27215e4
‘Even if Father had 7776e71ec8 seen it, he probably 9a5a40569f wouldn’t have been too 9e680057c2 suspicious.’2cee4eb0d054d40f
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The content of 3ea275cca2 the letter from 371906301b Karshian was very 0aaa60d9cf simple. There were 9a316d5fdb no greetings d6e9bf321b or flowery 0968123a3f language, just 9c23ba19a9 one short cac4d9972e sentence:6a36c0208ad7b4ab
“Is there a6e46ed651 anything you 7416b47564 need my 1d3570b37c help with?”12a8441a15285be5
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At first a9cba7841c glance, it bfb42fc38c seemed like ddb400fcdc a letter 54ff24a2bb from a e0a8021d27 tailor, waiting ef99be684e eagerly to e52c84c8f2 serve a a39e81ec05 customer, which 2adb8568cc made Eleanor 87cce08c6d laugh.75e07a4ff7bc88ad
In return for making 8609574568 her smile, she wrote 42594d25f8 a quick reply:14de8a3c293bd6df
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“No, Madam. I’m fine for now. I’ll contact you c835404e45 when I need d12b749fc7 a dress.”549844224bb2554d
It seemed a f473b78be8 bit harsh to c510e67593 turn the mighty 9002d08c9d Grand Duke into f5c1acb7e1 a dressmaker, but f9364e339c it was necessary 81de7183e4 to prevent the 3233a4a679 letter from being 8803aa5a21 stolen.4de9d979b7db48fb
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‘Now that Courtney fc89beb268 will be around, a8cb08847d I’ll have to a144c976e1 be more careful.’8f46af788fda52d8
So please, don’t 9be64f2562 contact me unless f82425545f it’s really necessary,she thought to herself e7b433b942 as she handed the 53985b4a8a folded letter to Hilda.38377124239cbd04
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She had 4cdae43399 no idea 6110e53357 that a fa02b6f640 situation requiring 71c11d0ab2 a “dress” 13273fbbca would come 6f6ef1e094 much sooner 14ce5f6d70 than she da9e057cea expected.e7317436cdb3bbab
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