World of Vanessa — The Duchess of Ashcombe, Page 22
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In a crowded market street between shops marked “ASHCOMBE BOOKS” and “THE TEA ROOM,” a crowned woman stands on a crate with her arms spread. In the foreground, a woman in a broad hat and two braided onlookers face her; nearby, men stand among market baskets and flowers. Foreground woman: “Did she say simple?” Man in the crowd: “No one was stopping for her anyway.” Another man in the crowd: “Hmph. What a strange one.”
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A crowned woman stands on a wooden crate with her arms outstretched before a crowd in a busy market street, while a woman in a broad hat and two braided onlookers watch from the foreground.
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.
