World of Vanessa — The Duchess of Ashcombe, Page 24
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In a crowded cobblestone market street lined with shops and onlookers, a crowned woman in a dark purple jacket walks beside a red-haired woman in a green vest, who has her arms folded, and a woman in a lavender dress and broad-brimmed hat. Crowned woman: “Now, let’s continue our tour, Ms. Hawthorne. We shan’t waste time! We have no time for all this dallying about.”
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A crowned woman in a dark purple jacket walks beside a red-haired woman with folded arms and a woman in a lavender dress and broad-brimmed hat through a crowded market street, while the crowned woman speaks.
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.
