World of Vanessa — The Duchess of Ashcombe, Page 35
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Ellie Hawthorne, wearing a cream blouse and dark vest, stands before a crowd with her fist extended; an unseen person in a brown sleeve grips her fist. A mustached man, a woman, and a boy among the onlookers look startled. Ellie: “Stop!”
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Ellie Hawthorne, a red-haired woman with a braid, thrusts a fist forward before an unseen person in a brown sleeve grabs it, while a startled crowd watches and she cries, “Stop!”
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.
