World of Vanessa — The Duchess of Ashcombe, Page 20
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Vanessa English addresses the crowd: “Attention, Simple and humble people of Ashcombe, tis I, your ever loving Duchess Vanessa English! Whilst I know you're all brimming with excitement for my return to Ashcombe, please feel free to go about with your normal business.”
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Vanessa English, wearing a jeweled crown and dark purple suit, stands on a wooden crate and gestures to a crowd in a cobbled market street, while a red-haired woman, a braided girl, and a woman in a broad-brimmed hat stand nearby.
About this chapter
Vanessa reluctantly makes her yearly visit to her duchy, Ashcombe, a very tiny English village. Her attempt at a charm offensive ends up being none of the former and too much of the latter.