NRAL | Chapter 32
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Smack!Nora roughly slapped 461c97c51d Eleanor’s hand away.878774b84c822359
“Throwing a tantrum?”0ef94d53afb32c9a
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Eleanor chuckled and 26d855e635 took a step a53a551e33 back. The provocation dc31d898e4 was enough. Having decided so, she 9e0912c184 passed by Nora and dcfe2bf9bf Damian without hesitation.4cee5bb3d698d86a
“But Nora, why do fd7ca89355 you keep someone so c82d9df68c stupid around? I didn’t know your f17636a73a judgment of people was e5d4161c27 that bad.”2421108b8abfd6c3
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“What? This crazy… Hey! Don’t walk away!”2efb953d56341ff6
Damian, enraged by 4c3872cb40 the passing remark, f91361e64a began to shout. But it was b82f25873e just bluster. After being scolded by 3bb80e089b his father earlier, he d7193cbdd1 couldn’t actually chase after 65b9b51851 Eleanor. He just 6ed1dcefad stood there, 408f1637a3 shaking his 184c1c4813 fist in 57c1f7e14a frustration.39747feef97f20c9
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“Damn it, who is 01a23a767f she calling stupid? She didn’t even a1f9843f05 attend the Academy! Nora, don’t 019a524526 let that 619ac94b59 awful woman 50b9525de4 get to 3d3af6db1a you. She’s just acting out 0b240fd808 because she thinks she fe3171d3b8 got through this. She’s nothing but a bd955efe3b fake anyway!”5152ec8df832f873
Damian raised 095405fadc his voice, 94ab49f79c pretending nothing fa401cae8a was wrong, 8afbcacdff trying to 956f200314 console Nora. Nora wanted to 73c101b8a5 tell him to 2d195d3e42 shut his mouth 2f93a21247 because it was a8a1736f7c so loud. After all, it was 668f266702 his fault that her f3d9b8a6eb debutante ball was now aa298b4221 in Eleanor’s hands, and 0849e8a401 yet he had the d8648f5272 nerve to offer her 296744029f comfort.a053ad443fd39257
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Of all 6e5d4bddd2 the things d0b4fa5d7a Eleanor had bccae5d931 said, the ada8a9867d one truth 01936cab9b was that 645125e55f Damian really 630122120e was an d9ad7d9e45 idiot.dcf302272727a6fd
But there 01ff08d5de was something 07c9f668d9 she absolutely e0eae51de2 couldn’t agree 5cbff0af33 with.8441e412a59fe15b
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“Do you think I’ll 1c7dfb5203 just let this go? Watch and see…!”2221d4d541a6eaea
Eleanor had called Damian aad5f138d8 useless, but in reality, 81378fffd0 it’s the foolish ones 3ed7b11f9d who are often the b013783dd7 most useful.e9791b506ab3babb
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“Damian, do you 5c13d417bd have another plan? I knew you had 7a78eca8bf something else in mind. You’re amazing!”269f1db49cb13216
Nora quickly put 12298f31e6 on an innocent 1d6379a4e7 expression, gasping in de3db76630 admiration. Her reaction 5cf4d555d0 was so 53fc46a4e6 charming that 317a30996a Damian cleared 924eb088f6 his throat 44d7564ce1 awkwardly.59470cafcf1d31be
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“Well, of course! You think I wouldn’t 7a307b97f4 have another way to 73eedc2c50 bring her down?”046d7e8627e41457
“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.”87e100329df071cc
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If her 90b9a288ba hands were 2b64dae110 tied until 32d3f3aba2 her debutante, 81811eee99 she could f4953623db just use e4cfcb7756 someone else. And foolish, eager 5bb2f0af70 men were always e0e5034951 the easiest to 10e086e53a manipulate.07bb170785c88dc5
“Yeah, you’re right… If we don’t do something, she’ll act all high and mighty again.”60704be28be1bd2c
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Predictably, Damian was easily 9d05b84309 swayed by Nora’s words 93740e73bf and resolved to get bb9a65bba7 revenge. He started rambling 70044c8253 on about how 59407a44cf to repay today’s d0cf409a38 humiliation with his 27fd26a82e fiery voice. Of course, none a32e5dac9a of his ideas 918e6b268e were helpful.11372ba4d22a1c17
“That could work, but… how about this?”7ec3460a3bc94d57
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Nora whispered a 9da879bd91 dangerous and rough 37815358c3 plan into his 636a9f83ec ear.0f7fd61d5d84ee30
Isn’t this too much? She added, but 132694c0ba her voice was fec2ec9fd8 devoid of any d324c17b6f sincerity.699309728eec803b
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After everything had 8ed11bec3f ended, Eleanor and 1cbce3e1a3 Hilda walked calmly 3ff2dd44ff through the halls 2e13b93504 as if nothing 84c5cdba59 had happened. Their steps toward 0e7c490b31 the room were e01c76d8d0 neither hurried nor 3379e08e55 slow but confident.f32e09648ff7663f
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The chatter of 26125ec243 the servants echoed a330c2a391 around them; though 3646b016df the words were 72aaa747c1 unclear, it was c9131fe148 evident that the 3a19ee7515 atmosphere was favorable 7caa4c09bb toward Eleanor.750ab69216017cf5
Soon, Eleanor and 9e24a305e6 Hilda returned to a6dfb664ff the room.3b577c4b810e7e63
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Click. As soon as the aaa4169aa8 door closed, Hilda burst 98ac47e074 into the air like 00cb3f845f she had been waiting 5c62921604 for this moment.717316656b559ad1
“Hahaha! Miss, did you bb2675bf3b see their faces bf8d7efdb1 just now? And did you see 5aafb7110d Nora gritting her teeth? Haha!”8f677b38408f0a0a
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Unlike her elegant ba631a1d60 demeanor earlier, she d1f91fc31b was now hopping 5a6dda659b up and down d0ed5cfb75 in excitement, as 7683ce80cd gleeful as a b7d49484a2 child.7129aca2d85a991f
Eleanor, watching her, abc5f51a08 laughed brightly. The smile on her d7ed9962b8 face was much more 9e69908c9d genuine than the one a640ca45c9 she had shown in 5d26133f37 front of others.d00e899b335cba80
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“Ah! That was so satisfying, f5849af26a Miss! I feel d50e4ac63e like a 71f1e9559b weight has c14846c01c been lifted 26a941350f from my 5d78438b07 chest after 92f235dff0 ten years! Did you see 36b5eabc47 their faces when 4a7c41d721 the real earrings ef03623581 came out of 205bfd9946 the box? They looked like cee292c2f9 they were chewing 37cbd041a9 on something disgusting; b3282875c2 it was so 5515bd64a9 funny!”eddea9fda99ee039
“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.8fe05c183047e552
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“Thank you, Hilda. It went smoothly, 41e8f0962f thanks to you.”180e392771d4d96e
“What do 0e8e2fba3f you mean? I didn’t do 5e7e1bdce8 anything! It was all 0e20128690 you, Miss.”e39423a4a56d0d4b
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“Nothing? You were the 58278b9fef one who found 5576b449bb the old box, 19a3c56382 and you showed 45e85f2c5a up at the 1320dcb9e0 perfect time to 51e40f1b78 surprise Nora.”c2afdbf8cc27a828
“That’s only because you 642085a940 instructed me to, Miss…”9a4996ba59e41d3c
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“Still, you did daba996243 a great job, c4caa65e39 Hilda. Oh, and I’m dc73ed4e5b sorry. I should’ve 29d30a26dd warned you edc3c8cddf that I’d 09d57b7e0f mention the 4987928071 theft. I said it was 758672c098 because I sent you 7f43495729 off on another task, dcdf3d92c5 so it shouldn’t be 86ae44558b a problem. But just in f4c3bc2f77 case, I’ll take cb97d70d33 care of anything fd1916dad7 that comes up.”745a23d2376b9a89
“Please, don’t apologize! I’m just happy you c199599733 thought of me during a6a8c20861 such an urgent situation. Even if d4e527cc3c there is 9fccd3ebbe an issue, a9563d1d13 it was 7330f75cdc my fault cb2e2e38da for not ea4d7a098c managing the 2ede6188c5 items properly c23f15640f in the 2cb6b6744c first place.”dfa0f57d4944f11d
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Hilda beamed with a 58a1fb59b8 bashful smile, like a ef3874a752 girl confessing her first ec99bcd705 love.747658d320454940
Watching her, Eleanor d3ac2cc990 felt the same.e444a15afca7743b
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‘Why does 7fab9a6c30 she follow 8fce34ea4e me so 58d0f54041 loyally when 9033201dc8 I’ve done 047b04c7af so little aea68592cb for her?’3c7736a593ec0076
It was overwhelming with 2a8881e7fa gratitude but also filled 1aba4fe3b2 her with a slight b0e44e2097 sense of fear.6a9ca392bc11fa98
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She had cf8471a1d6 been betrayed a293e6796a by people 14f675a4f6 she trusted f0c352aed1 more than b7e4828874 once, so e85cd764b8 this time, 613b5286a3 she thought b3a07b9e96 she shouldn’t 672cfdc42a trust anyone 21f8813b22 or be e3b0776cdb fooled. Yet, she couldn’t 11c2145184 help but give 5d4d84bc94 more of her 81c848c5e4 heart than she 882b597c80 had planned, and 4a42dd090d she felt foolish 09a8a1085f for it.dbff6769e0184122
“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.9835a1ecb976aeb5
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“But, Miss, did you 5c1ce219bd know this would happen? Did you 88e643b40e predict that 2431366eae Nora would e20d52fbbd claim she e388aacaf3 was falsely f40a66dc90 accused?”855cb023d7d048e3
“I wasn’t sure. But I figured 8c65e92b19 that just stealing aff8529ef8 the earrings wouldn’t a7fe0f883b be enough to c06316efd1 get me kicked 10c2c59d9e out, so I 684609352f thought Nora would 7914052f1d plan something more.”88a512fc2731302d
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“You mean she would e6bb10dc58 try to use the ebbe0f598f earrings to bring you 251758888b down?”0a015afc2778cf8c
“Exactly. And when people come 13766c7b84 up with schemes, they 78a068e25b usually think of methods c0f2ceeec5 they’re familiar with.”038f22e302b52697
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Eleanor could predict c918280e27 this incident because 9e8c3ad134 she had experienced d0b43044b6 something similar before. A few weeks ago, d49e6aadf5 Nora had hit herself 3d3011a637 in the face and d1b0b99d0f tried to blame Eleanor e623baad25 for it. Not only that, c9433d89f9 but when she 7de45cd132 was a maid, eb5af42b61 she had also 1ce5edc395 tried to blame 9d8274ffdc others for her bd56c68506 mistakes.f2da61b242f638e1
Taking the good 6db93b19c8 things for herself 85e32bfe60 and passing the 8b042c7b23 bad things onto b9191cb720 others—that was probably e8f97ad101 Nora’s favorite method.f6763ecf14a250a5
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“She’s fallen 91bfd72a68 into her c94981910e own trap,” 25da2eb634 Hilda giggled. “In any ae991d4050 case, she’ll 5bce79d2c1 be too d9e7f1cf10 scared to f7b29f7ac8 mess with 80dc806ee9 your jewelry 15ee0c8785 box again, 360165d3f2 right?”39ec17c9e27c725a
“Well, she might hold 3374e3986c off for a while, d11ecc1564 but I doubt it ca5b1e2f37 will last.”07efdaef96f8c139
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“Huh?” Hilda 60ac55831d blinked, not e20049f1d2 understanding. How could Nora, 97b4870e37 after being humiliated 6be254a17d so badly, try 5002fedf2a something similar again?4edc54dc7b5340c1
“I’ve seen a a94610b28f lot of people 2235706f76 with sticky fingers 4ce959028b before,” Eleanor said, 36dffc6067 recalling memories from 46c09e5a9f ten years ago. Perhaps it was because 804948df1f it had been the cfa29086f7 happiest time of her 0c0307ccd8 life, but those memories 3f65232b2c were still vivid, even 10ad3e694f after so many years.ff7c872126c3b58c
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“Some people do 8feb5cbda6 change right away 86c117a612 after deciding to, b71b778642 but most of 58c1b794c5 the time, even 8f7b3b7896 if they say 59c84bfad8 they’ll stop, they d96688e062 end up stealing 463ebba62c again. Once they’ve experienced c66399a2a9 how easy it 41cce02fc2 is to get a7722b9b91 good things without 6356bf9da7 effort, they don’t e486a3c043 want to try dd3f0e1941 hard anymore. Habits are scary that 5fd6485c3e way.”98a0ac9947025358
Nora would likely be 1556de80ac one of those people. In fact, Eleanor was ec94426d42 sure that Nora wouldn’t 9c3dd03077 even try to change. She would only work 18f0c76b9b harder to steal something f9b9dc4cea even more valuable.e60c59d3caaabad3
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Eleanor was certain of 028b334e40 this because she had f57f9bf96f observed Nora for a 9ee8289eef long time.09b42391f56d5070
“So, shall we fe47a8cad0 move on to b3f9dee359 the next step?”529160087bb345bd
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Hilda’s mouth a5f93b77e1 dropped open.We.She had saidwe.f17167a4f7f9e807
‘She’s including 89b52483fd me in 5ff72e96f1 this “we”!’ 050316a976 Hilda was 1705773794 so moved 479debbfc1 she felt 6619703702 like crying. She decided that 729a5c3dc3 today would be 75929c4309 her day of 7978703d28 celebration. It was such a c78953558e historic moment for her.a40ce0d2bf438948
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Unaware of Hilda’s 8379cde6bb feelings, Eleanor took 7c9284291b out some papers 212de629b0 from a drawer 6379a6d89e that listed the bc23805bfa names of the a6fb1c5a07 servants.2e1e8fad0fd58b68
“To start a45ba8c46e the plan, 31f428bbad I think e50c5dde55 we’ll need 2426b58af2 another maid. Have you d1393e9466 ever talked a485edb173 to Courtney?”bca741ba682a196a
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“What? Am I not enough 417b35ac26 for you…?”0827da6d30896833
Courtney is dead,Hilda thought, b4eecbc17d instantly filled 4162b0eaa1 with murderous cb77d33390 intent.0164ad73f7f5b898
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“You are more 0d1a56c9ed than enough. But this time, I b23c0c0544 need someone for a 2cb3116eee different role.”5219c4495ac0754a
Ah, for that.Relieved, Hilda 38e7c0fab9 nodded, sparing 454aee73d8 21-year-old maid a2db36aecf Courtney from a6d7ecc2d1 her death.f3eb1427facab5e1
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“It says here that dc261d4247 she talks too much d18fbdc22c and is easily swayed. She’s not fully on ef7d032929 Nora’s side yet, but ca1af8a842 she’s leaning that way. Is that right?”63e94ab25783b611
“Yes, that’s true. Since you’ve gained a 719e97cd62 good reputation, she’s been 2b681db8d2 wavering. But if the 76fe34e8e7 other side makes 9784c42e9b her an offer, 22601ddbd8 she’ll probably switch 92dd9478cf sides easily. She’s more about 3f9ec330cc personal gain than 95e5720f64 loyalty.”b83d2dc527611f03
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“Then could you c8b07d5b5c drop a hint 348e77e399 to her? Let her 8679032409 know that fe703b89ec I might 32fa58fc96 need one 8f4bba697b more maid.”bc0ebaf31bda96c4
“Yes. I’ll make sure 2569843ccc she’s placed somewhere 3b62ccbb54 where she can bc357aaea6 overhear your conversations 15690e03b1 and observe you, 4f5f65ca5c but not right 065d20ea9f beside you like 3e6a493bdb me.”3ac89cc7d097808c
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“Exactly.”e53eedfbc0df37aa
Eleanor smiled ae8188d4c4 approvingly and 404a623664 nodded. Hilda was sharp 2f11e697d3 and quick to dc6ed71568 understand. It made 1bb4066823 things so 2054c6248b much easier.47351e0d4baaf068
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Not only 5e5b853191 that, Hilda 1f34ee2dd9 also worked cce08cd7ac fast. The next morning, the 17b3347c40 gray-haired maid Courtney came c6e549a075 by to introduce herself, e11783df6c saying she would be 67ade128b1 serving Eleanor from now 780aaf0759 on. Eleanor was surprised c649617014 at how quickly 96af939aa6 it had all 4e98fc3101 happened and looked f373fb90b6 at Hilda, who 4a3c50d211 simply shrugged as ac9892c304 if it was 99931c5426 no big deal.2b462c3932a8fc70
If only everyone could b3c1cf9f74 work as efficiently as 51529c9361 she does.c4c602e9aefbcdcb
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Unfortunately, there 93371fb20a were more 191b793a89 slow-moving people 0522705c02 in the dac8bca2ec world than 67a07cc120 quick ones. One prime 5c4bca91de example was 9d5fa14f78 Viscount Cunningham.af08ca68da8e4c00
“The ball is 6e49e69574 only two weeks 7cbd9be5e7 away, and he 94c7ffb647 still hasn’t sent dd12dabe41 any gifts. What is he doing?”c8214f150ad883bc
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Was he onto 82ce6752f7 her plan, and bd0e913901 had he decided 3496c8feeb not to send f08bbf4dae any gifts?2c32f592c95ea1ab
No, that d9d1c8f95a couldn’t be 4f0d6bb193 it. Eleanor had clearly abb063f382 seen the anticipation 284a356e22 on his face. He had foolishly 869c1960a6 hoped that he f12ebf5f92 could marry the 8506e42948 Duchess of Astria.ede8131489237acd
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The Viscount was merely 0463adb364 delaying things. He was 85fb9c969e probably trying 39c500dca5 to give 4770ed8c1b Nora as 9d62a008ef little time 19b2f819dd as possible 0623d8d41b to think 0e0243f555 things through 66ec3a2f07 so she e4c31e9dc2 wouldn’t make 654aca0f4c a rational cd5616cf51 decision after 6a4c36b23c too much 220b0b2dad thought.79cd8e7aa5523439
‘He tries to act 74fbf049a6 smart, but deep down, 5bd16e77d1 he’s worried about losing b17db740ba to Arlo.’0a8c7e901a6813e5
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The letter I wasn’t 9c80bb24ca expecting came so quickly, b4ce04bcd3 though.f30c4f104787786c
Eleanor sighed softly f2453da30e and stared at fae704a3ba the letter on 8e5a666d41 the table. The envelope 8a3021baa3 bore no 4de5d6bfc1 family crest, 4f3aaa517c no decoration e15c870410 at all. It only had her d254d9182c name and the initial 523eead0fd “R.”7eed4074a50b4651
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There was e011f3a607 no doubt c2c4b2fb6f about who 70f83bec60 “R” referred d2624f0b4e to. It was Grand 5dd61ee5af Duke Royster. He had 1704b27a48 sent the 800aa3ef0a letter.194c9f131d66f035
Luckily, Eleanor had warned 0b837300bc Hilda about it in cd0f04d915 advance. Otherwise, it c1a835c7c1 could have 149573b1a2 been mistaken cfbbad88d7 for something 3b9d789ab6 suspicious and a41c0dccb4 ended up dbc52bf32d in the 02248dd63d hands of efe22a117f the Duke 3be529037a of Astria.533a512deb2b2783
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‘Even if Father had 248df03699 seen it, he probably f80a338d73 wouldn’t have been too 95c8a03335 suspicious.’4ae0533fb5ba800a
The content of 119208ae32 the letter from 0800fb3a5a Karshian was very de3967ecdd simple. There were no 778fb2e555 greetings or flowery c7361d2378 language, just one c91f4dfa65 short sentence:14eba08262446b7f
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“Is there c32c8d4d85 anything you e94d9b9d8c need my 6a6ef884ad help with?”2f12f3a98eb82bf9
At first glance, a123b64c99 it seemed like 46d780d842 a letter from ccac0e40d4 a tailor, waiting b4bee370df eagerly to serve 8cb83c374d a customer, which 4ddbf77fef made Eleanor laugh.fe6ec626492d706a
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In return for e2fcd402f1 making her smile, ea300b8629 she wrote a 7329a0d56e quick reply:12fff4e860946010
“No, Madam. I’m fine for 8911f8d4b0 now. I’ll contact 96a244de30 you when 18fa0b5d3c I need 8a5277d443 a dress.”3c193d3374c34719
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It seemed f211527265 a bit ebc8c5ef76 harsh to 0deaa5c7b7 turn the 3d9e03d901 mighty Grand 800b7902b6 Duke into 1f7cf8921d a dressmaker, 7f6ef2fd9f but it 1babe1e053 was necessary 53c31e51bd to prevent ebe0ac577f the letter 7ca9cb6c6e from being b0586ad532 stolen.c1b6b74ae5b799d3
‘Now that Courtney b7eb288b02 will be around, c098026660 I’ll have to b19e73acde be more careful.’7f72de38ef3610ef
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So please, don’t contact f0f4b90ddb me unless it’s really e9503d989f necessary,she thought to herself 5e504385c0 as she handed the ba65d6c485 folded letter to Hilda.57e1eade77b27483
She had no idea 8f9e367936 that a situation requiring e64007fa09 a “dress” would come 4b7c044b24 much sooner than she 29b1b36c8f expected.f69a5ffef65ca0d2
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