NRAL | Chapter 32

~Chapter 32~4b6c6456a396d982

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Smack!Nora roughly slapped Eleanor’s 2c73e8d730 hand away.202aec65d1d384e7

“Throwing a tantrum?”28db031d9a2fc141

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Eleanor chuckled and took b19fcb0e9a a step back. The provocation 41dc8387ba was enough. Having decided so, she ed3a4319b2 passed by Nora and 84911c167c Damian without hesitation.1bce32a8c6a4f4bf

“But Nora, 3592eb72e1 why do f58396ea48 you keep bcaa285469 someone so 89e4fcaeba stupid around? I didn’t know your 874c2ccc7f judgment of people was 73cc3bf51a that bad.”dfc7aa48ecac9009

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“What? This crazy… Hey! Don’t walk away!”2e750b3167535d6f

Damian, enraged 504aa886cd by the 02c8527c29 passing remark, 202ecf9114 began to 62961b6dc3 shout. But it 9246702c4b was just a8cb6ce381 bluster. After being scolded 916a0387fd by his father c695d79008 earlier, he couldn’t be994791bd actually chase after 65f93f03f5 Eleanor. He just stood there, 71fd912be2 shaking his fist in 187f34df06 frustration.3393f65041bf4c2e

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“Damn it, who fe156bdad7 is she calling 22f6f3cdaf stupid? She didn’t even attend ce1de6c5c9 the Academy! Nora, don’t e8ec55b5d3 let that 8eb37f13a6 awful woman 7132dd4504 get to de92a0d1a1 you. She’s just acting 0d7d628768 out because she a611918aaa thinks she got 6f36af5c3a through this. She’s nothing but a ad3fa5dd09 fake anyway!”7f8099fc6df6bf3d

Damian raised 1db2013eb8 his voice, e806e08006 pretending nothing 6c1d0268eb was wrong, a1643d7edd trying to 81b2422ce2 console Nora. Nora wanted 5f0af7fe1e to tell 3534fdbd3f him to d272ed4b86 shut his b1a7107eb5 mouth because 5b76668776 it was bf2914a312 so loud. After all, it was 2eca7ac7b7 his fault that her c34c82bbf8 debutante ball was now a6181a959e in Eleanor’s hands, and 8e897a6ce3 yet he had the 13cec0c3d8 nerve to offer her f7f75e8f07 comfort.9cf59098c48623b3

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Of all 9e06c8aab2 the things a3b3b412fb Eleanor had a0ac4b8d7b said, the 40f4c39d03 one truth 83416c4c22 was that 164845e807 Damian really 83d041b53a was an 7a2db58eb2 idiot.1cc6adf720e39e92

But there was something 3dd6a9b2da she absolutely couldn’t agree ed69402397 with.ac2f7db3bb36a529

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“Do you 98504e5f73 think I’ll b2c02f45d9 just let 69fe2ad4d1 this go? Watch and see…!”8442234c94ec2f27

Eleanor had called Damian b942e68c5a useless, but in reality, 9be7754085 it’s the foolish ones 0761627f7f who are often the 22221e6d48 most useful.0de9532fcc28d78b

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“Damian, do d5194445bc you have f0b5ccdfaf another plan? I knew you had af30d6f9fc something else in mind. You’re amazing!”dd9122c9e08f9fb6

Nora quickly put on 5052e08af4 an innocent expression, gasping 510f16d8c0 in admiration. Her reaction was so 2b6d810de1 charming that Damian cleared cfff53bb09 his throat awkwardly.f85335053128273e

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“Well, of course! You think I 6b2aa52997 wouldn’t have another 22800b6b16 way to bring 3a14bddeb1 her down?”5b004304b399f1a5

“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.”24fd107f21537e78

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If her hands were a5007c1abc tied until her debutante, 37680ebc2c she could just use 70322354c1 someone else. And foolish, eager e51aada51b men were always 717589c02e the easiest to 0db325b9ee manipulate.9f58ee55b6389398

“Yeah, you’re right… If we don’t do something, she’ll act all high and mighty again.”e6f1e57f379b769a

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Predictably, Damian was 11db3a57c2 easily swayed by 3c6bd32c57 Nora’s words and 19ff467fcc resolved to get 9e9a89285d revenge. He started rambling on 1e8ca407bd about how to repay c3ffb8648c today’s humiliation with his ed6b196239 fiery voice. Of course, none bf2446f5db of his ideas b043196f90 were helpful.57b2e3221d524e8a

“That could work, but… how about this?”e89172a42b469485

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Nora whispered a 7a271e75b5 dangerous and rough 3857b01e6e plan into his cf0aa0fd7d ear.feb44a86a92f4fea

Isn’t this too 0fcf8724a5 much? She added, but her b91db35664 voice was devoid of 4f712dc46b any sincerity.b66f0f7057fb6356

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After everything c826b4ce35 had ended, 891abf4ebc Eleanor and 443a139428 Hilda walked f3d83a25ca calmly through 14fb330f9f the halls 140099a4d6 as if 1a78e081ac nothing had 0f168af6cf happened. Their steps toward 1864c003dc the room were b71d2016ac neither hurried nor c7d2ef851b slow but confident.8bd399c6d678e611

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The chatter of the b4695ab5b3 servants echoed around them; ba10dcd8da though the words were 6876dbf144 unclear, it was evident 42d7f8c8cb that the atmosphere was 498eef04c7 favorable toward Eleanor.df93028049747792

Soon, Eleanor and Hilda a64bc8ddbe returned to the room.a4b94afd6d7b7e33

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Click. As soon b0804ed957 as the 3bbf6b3dff door closed, b7de42295e Hilda burst 73ffbc34c5 into the 1bcacc4817 air like f30d0f9775 she had 91de41d689 been waiting 6f62b8ab8b for this 0bbd8fed26 moment.6d7aa4187a3209e8

“Hahaha! Miss, did you see 4c2ff6d175 their faces just now? And did you see b931728780 Nora gritting her teeth? Haha!”fe3ef62bcb1a794f

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Unlike her affd106318 elegant demeanor 28ded9a60f earlier, she 32fca9c153 was now f08077ffec hopping up 8471122bb5 and down ac60810cfa in excitement, 050b4e398b as gleeful 29d1a3fd57 as a 0842a95178 child.0b337d846117bafd

Eleanor, watching her, laughed ec661eaaa3 brightly. The smile 2e1a423228 on her bd0fb42ab0 face was 368de2cb9a much more 3b0a8459d8 genuine than fadd288d92 the one 6ac3c3dae1 she had 25644174de shown in 26b003fc49 front of d793a3e247 others.6ae195f349b86c0e

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“Ah! That was 4c0c6047c6 so satisfying, 5b95f7d177 Miss! I feel 01d83c2c85 like a 37b9631507 weight has da0cd486c4 been lifted 9cd5e1cb43 from my 4199b554e3 chest after 079c68de80 ten years! Did you eef7a58775 see their e6453426a4 faces when 7dcffb9e99 the real 9e63cada0b earrings came 196b36d981 out of dd765eb5d1 the box? They looked like dcdd205ac0 they were chewing a5883dde62 on something disgusting; 654b84fb2e it was so c2b4204c05 funny!”ec41b251d74a874e

“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.2913605c8ba03824

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“Thank you, Hilda. It went 8ea79c20fa smoothly, thanks e890c6529d to you.”74c784740092a804

“What do you abaa9d2468 mean? I didn’t do anything! It was all you, 0a00540f5e Miss.”d741800bacb99570

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“Nothing? You were 02015359ca the one 85a4c51f98 who found 69442d72f5 the old 9dc7e0526e box, and adbfb7f277 you showed 178f57602f up at cf9334c5c6 the perfect 247ec960f1 time to 13abebb5a1 surprise Nora.”a0d98895fb0a60c9

“That’s only because 4a33b907fd you instructed me 1b65299c8b to, Miss…”32cd9e819650546a

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“Still, you 5131cd3827 did a 48542f3a67 great job, e149b43c80 Hilda. Oh, and 02e8b62e67 I’m sorry. I should’ve warned you 47b6ce9426 that I’d mention the 94b2477942 theft. I said it was da2d30ae0f because I sent you e5b5ab6ead off on another task, 57114fbf6e so it shouldn’t be bd145a5d4e a problem. But just in 1b47129ee5 case, I’ll take 549b95aff5 care of anything fe395a6ef6 that comes up.”76fa68ab8c9a4509

“Please, don’t apologize! I’m just 562c57b19c happy you a2f9c5a5e4 thought of bfe7cbe71b me during b56b1f06e9 such an 510d4ac0e8 urgent situation. Even if there is f4c795366a an issue, it was 7f444f130e my fault for not 507e79d2d7 managing the items properly 72c8b4693b in the first place.”8edb5540d7af2dd1

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Hilda beamed with b8b58e8090 a bashful smile, ff24dccdb1 like a girl 05b24e66c3 confessing her first 018b032c42 love.1d81d5cd529581f7

Watching her, e69daa58b3 Eleanor felt ffaa0334cf the same.12fa3f8013a4fd0b

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‘Why does 24dfaba6d1 she follow dfbd99194d me so b0850a5d8f loyally when 4fb257dfc8 I’ve done 5e34b8e12c so little b13182c867 for her?’acc80bf6fb31fb73

It was overwhelming with 4b68d2f5ac gratitude but also filled de29409ad8 her with a slight 9432e0dfbf sense of fear.2f38448509d390d5

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She had 9d2bc8761e been betrayed 4748500516 by people 602a28f79e she trusted 24a4b5876e more than a167659243 once, so b7200817db this time, 1081e5547f she thought 340ad8b307 she shouldn’t ba5006273b trust anyone 809cf2cf64 or be 66730e98e2 fooled. Yet, she a87097a128 couldn’t help 149c8aa7ed but give 4b0a1b3d2f more of 22a96f99b8 her heart f59525ec54 than she 12d122c4d3 had planned, aba7d39c38 and she b6a429ef16 felt foolish 23198d6dcc for it.a4b5f5df7be399ea

“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.4db7b5390c4275ca

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“But, Miss, 4ef2ff9a64 did you f021d2e952 know this c7c0bbd97d would happen? Did you 33cba373a9 predict that eb248eb974 Nora would 76689c52d1 claim she 1c9323acc7 was falsely c21dbbce19 accused?”a1ecdefe76375258

“I wasn’t sure. But I figured 23a76a1542 that just stealing 1d57b1d122 the earrings wouldn’t 941a4f4880 be enough to bdcd6b65f4 get me kicked eb777efb4a out, so I 5ae1e45b68 thought Nora would 0d20bf5cf6 plan something more.”b9ae5518b4add415

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“You mean c08847c504 she would 03c57f8372 try to 07156c9925 use the 069ce3e627 earrings to 3e03e9428c bring you 538212266f down?”7f12d9ccb5407053

“Exactly. And when people beba72b8c3 come up with cbffde7f78 schemes, they usually b86cc51ccb think of methods 62564dc19b they’re familiar with.”1e827834a6cb7ceb

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Eleanor could predict this 5bfc4e2a36 incident because she had 6c0be57189 experienced something similar before. A few weeks ago, f08b2f3d92 Nora had hit herself a1f2a2299e in the face and 87d31663d1 tried to blame Eleanor 7977ac2395 for it. Not only that, but 757b7bc418 when she was a 08b124e095 maid, she had also ad513d3dcd tried to blame others e9d3ada295 for her mistakes.29e0890ed0064e62

Taking the good things ab3447c1f4 for herself and passing 418936784f the bad things onto a8fa70a0bc others—that was probably Nora’s 6009b63f41 favorite method.3facf287b8160112

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“She’s fallen d470fefba1 into her 1dc40bcd5a own trap,” b8fe73a70a Hilda giggled. “In any case, she’ll a50e7d56e5 be too scared to 14165b77ea mess with your jewelry 2c779df4a8 box again, right?”8b123389f0a6ec3c

“Well, she might 968bfe4e9e hold off for de4176f341 a while, but 74e66ddc20 I doubt it f9af538df0 will last.”070a7478a74433f4

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“Huh?” Hilda blinked, not 15734d1fc7 understanding. How could 08adaaf031 Nora, after 32896165f7 being humiliated 66a62c6948 so badly, da0edd6cd1 try something 8b606ab47a similar again?02f3ecd0a6217565

“I’ve seen a f71321b7f7 lot of people 155810a0ae with sticky fingers 9ce1b27735 before,” Eleanor said, cd9d3858a4 recalling memories from 73d5d027f1 ten years ago. Perhaps it d118831904 was because 851f720f9c it had 0754aaf460 been the 8e07533f58 happiest time 6fc48d8ee6 of her 979d1a1417 life, but ea91f4660e those memories 86c10d5c4c were still 1f2e1d1cf8 vivid, even f77ac6e58d after so 42931f0af0 many years.1688c14c88cd95a3

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“Some people 5c342b4736 do change 0d0baf3f99 right away 6f318fab75 after deciding 78bfac5b49 to, but 72de8b7251 most of 92094d2707 the time, ada72e01e8 even if fc9012808d they say 0b84376e1c they’ll stop, f1f33e4c0f they end ad5e50924b up stealing ab42e93ca2 again. Once they’ve experienced ba61b77bb7 how easy it c40aa5dee1 is to get f2ea665135 good things without 9af932b8bd effort, they don’t d5ea71efdb want to try ee06398a5c hard anymore. Habits are scary 56f8517c78 that way.”898d95ef80457466

Nora would likely 6455c726dc be one of b1d96bb731 those people. In fact, Eleanor 2c27595f54 was sure that ee369fe535 Nora wouldn’t even 0b555e6c1c try to change. She would only de0b0c8e17 work harder to 67753980c2 steal something even d8fb210a09 more valuable.bf30960ea3969da5

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Eleanor was d827ea7c9f certain of 4cbb05dc25 this because 8fbd9bde7d she had 3866f7e8a9 observed Nora 601ff5d031 for a 7ebeefc86a long time.622e664e2dbeff97

“So, shall we move 61a8f77e12 on to the next 34d960800a step?”36207f7b9745ed8e

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Hilda’s mouth dropped open.We.She had saidwe.1eb1a1c2b6e55fd7

‘She’s including me in e472a33ded this “we”!’ Hilda was 4997088c61 so moved she felt 6a1ef687c0 like crying. She decided that ca96890d36 today would be 3642931c94 her day of f1384d7c50 celebration. It was 7c590fcb6b such a b927a002e8 historic moment fde09f52c5 for her.6b21e64efb9fac6e

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Unaware of Hilda’s feelings, f0c6227b69 Eleanor took out some 95ba48fa19 papers from a drawer 361447f56d that listed the names 8095eeec3f of the servants.bc678fa95581113c

“To start 920e4cf57b the plan, 59fa8f6529 I think 2bc65afc29 we’ll need 6a9f6345ee another maid. Have you 4660433b51 ever talked d7f23c762f to Courtney?”a8efbcba5a2a1c7f

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“What? Am I fe5821d3b9 not enough 40a85cfec8 for you…?”b9b57c533bfa8c24

Courtney is dead,Hilda thought, instantly filled 2abd7ae731 with murderous intent.f85c27030953d7f7

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“You are more c273c19e37 than enough. But this time, cae0a8feac I need someone cf6c9f4994 for a different 3d9afa24b9 role.”40af683ea145a317

Ah, for that.Relieved, Hilda nodded, sparing e63e31faa8 21-year-old maid Courtney from e8acb7cdea her death.7b7137fae9e9f7a0

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“It says here 9e98595ef0 that she talks 1ac89acab3 too much and c873216435 is easily swayed. She’s not fully on dd15680fca Nora’s side yet, but 2f8e7d8ffd she’s leaning that way. Is that right?”372fa4ef4744280b

“Yes, that’s true. Since you’ve gained a 8763070194 good reputation, she’s been d893061790 wavering. But if cde6b43052 the other 409b2f1bc8 side makes df81905cd5 her an 7996fd73cf offer, she’ll 2e3dde85e9 probably switch 6a56aa1d84 sides easily. She’s more about 6544ed05fa personal gain than 3f626d8573 loyalty.”104a2fd7631b423a

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“Then could you 1024a18b93 drop a hint e1db3b7149 to her? Let her know that d462b47412 I might need one 53bb1efaeb more maid.”85fd26a8efc2e54b

“Yes. I’ll make sure she’s 1c0d721a8f placed somewhere where she cb965b4321 can overhear your conversations 446fb885d5 and observe you, but 6dfad09cab not right beside you 5570a05655 like me.”6187d0fb4f8c08ec

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“Exactly.”6263a1a03d4ab20f

Eleanor smiled d4f8a44ce6 approvingly and e8050d7899 nodded. Hilda was 5ee8fc7a6a sharp and 8cb669a8e0 quick to fc636ac233 understand. It made things so 75da218d89 much easier.0858ed8b4f03f144

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Not only b052ef8efc that, Hilda 574cc04a0e also worked a993a5729a fast. The next morning, the ba0f7dde0e gray-haired maid Courtney came c4bcd952f5 by to introduce herself, 7bb9e1b011 saying she would be e09ebf3434 serving Eleanor from now 3a9bfe1ea0 on. Eleanor was surprised at 6c6070fb0a how quickly it had f8afb04f58 all happened and looked f1abb54140 at Hilda, who simply 2e52460bee shrugged as if it 3d65dd1285 was no big deal.c3dcbbb4a06672d8

If only efdf58b80c everyone could e12af122aa work as adb1b269a4 efficiently as 93f96d95b1 she does.b2bed0ec605c2e23

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Unfortunately, there were more 8b3ac0976a slow-moving people in the 22b5fee6c5 world than quick ones. One prime example 45041c97ce was Viscount Cunningham.5bd46fe91a65bff1

“The ball is 8b7e9d86e2 only two weeks 6dad412b54 away, and he bf0e10f3e0 still hasn’t sent e8a321bfc8 any gifts. What is c082bc84ba he doing?”de6ede2ec81331fb

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Was he d719479ad8 onto her c88175b9c4 plan, and 26c5005497 had he c88ddb76dc decided not 1dd61f6f59 to send d8d446229b any gifts?7ac6b25679ef93c9

No, that couldn’t b658eb864c be it. Eleanor had clearly seen 17a4acc4f2 the anticipation on his bb8d4297f5 face. He had foolishly f8cf44f7ca hoped that he 1cc19bd5cd could marry the 5ec79fdc66 Duchess of Astria.5a6905e03dcd8d52

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The Viscount was 4ef8c36290 merely delaying things. He was probably 158e56cfba trying to give 7ce9ebd1d1 Nora as little aecccfe86e time as possible 92d7229339 to think things 37c626f109 through so she c28936d1fa wouldn’t make a 742482b19b rational decision after 837bdc53e0 too much thought.235ca8b85a8123d4

‘He tries to 65e4c94466 act smart, but e56ef7a8d6 deep down, he’s 9346cf7336 worried about losing 82233e1c7a to Arlo.’69a03fdd2a45d755

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The letter I 2fe4d1666e wasn’t expecting came 75fc25c0fa so quickly, though.90af9118e67cc310

Eleanor sighed softly d83a9ea939 and stared at 2245b10d25 the letter on 00930326f5 the table. The envelope fd1612d6e3 bore no c406047bbb family crest, 4680fc4f13 no decoration 2e36f105ba at all. It only 6ad75360d7 had her f7a7494129 name and 89ffb84907 the initial a369fa1a33 “R.”174d934f5baeeaf6

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There was no 5b7e4b78e0 doubt about who 4e6eb25c34 “R” referred to. It was c60a3e76ac Grand Duke b2bddc8da6 Royster. He had sent 96a4800e05 the letter.93513ff6286e38a2

Luckily, Eleanor c138b7a7ed had warned 6a1cfbc779 Hilda about b58ea2c9ee it in 54e9d2ca87 advance. Otherwise, it could have f8c714282b been mistaken for something 2b7d2ad884 suspicious and ended up c5c0f240f6 in the hands of 0ddcd133df the Duke of Astria.f23efab09dfb036a

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‘Even if e806c1d40c Father had 382ec1efda seen it, 2fee569945 he probably 1f0ae0a687 wouldn’t have 8adaaf1354 been too b3199ed8f0 suspicious.’841061bebbb48e86

The content of the 966bec5853 letter from  Karshian was 6624ec0274 very simple. There were no ac9aa84aca greetings or flowery 181eba12e0 language, just one c13938462b short sentence:0fe45b01325efde5

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“Is there 3aa63aa6e4 anything you 27c241611c need my d77aa81807 help with?”6f486af99a8d4843

At first glance, it 84b4d3a490 seemed like a letter 194ba5f49e from a tailor, waiting 653928a0ef eagerly to serve a 1a7f1ff4df customer, which made Eleanor a2dfc4948e laugh.c916261874050e6b

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In return for making 82ed97ddae her smile, she wrote d2eb2aec6e a quick reply:da6734e2dad48c75

“No, Madam. I’m fine 752ee806aa for now. I’ll contact you ba8c8d84c4 when I need eb33909b16 a dress.”2c5f1774b2b5b5cd

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It seemed a 034d60fe17 bit harsh to 9f95478c57 turn the mighty 99dbf2014e Grand Duke into 9c34eb08b0 a dressmaker, but 4a20b652c0 it was necessary 6f7a2ee4f1 to prevent the 0f081f094b letter from being d2a51f14e1 stolen.4040dde038b6551d

‘Now that c3fe4f3a89 Courtney will 7d441c054f be around, aa1aebd4cf I’ll have 9c9a89ba2e to be 33055e9ae3 more careful.’15ffe3004e757a48

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So please, don’t contact d4b8360266 me unless it’s really 214a0ad427 necessary,she thought to herself 8e5b4bf441 as she handed the add5a8b47f folded letter to Hilda.57701e9fe32e9e2d

She had no idea f293d4ee25 that a situation requiring 73adf9015a a “dress” would come 96d8d92e7a much sooner than she 55c512cef6 expected.b5a6030129eaa855

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