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Frustrated, she wrapped the shard in a handkerchief and returned it to its hiding place behind the headboard

Over the ensuing days, she saw nothing of the professor or Cade, but much of Mistress dela Enfande and her assistants with their arated to the stool once again as hems and superfluous fabric were pinned up and the seaan was aress so quickly, and said so

"Our empire is a modern wonder, is it not?" Mistress dela Enfande said "Yards and yards of fabric rolling off the looers in the sewing rooan opened her iving away her ignorance Yards and yards of fabric in mere minutes? What would her father, the textile merchant, an to arrive: hat boxes, shoe boxes, glove boxes, undergarment boxes, and a couple of dress boxes There was more to come, Mirriam told her Mistress dela Enfande and her assistants orking at a terrific rate, all so Karigan could appear appropriately attired in the public sphere

Arhys came into the room to observe each box as it was opened, her eyes nearly popping out of her head "These are sooo pretty You’ll be a princess!"

"You would do well to remember there are no princesses in our ean had to ad was very fine, but compared to her own time, very modest and subdued Even veils draped frooing to co allowed her to finally leave the house

"Why can’t I have dresses like these?" Arhys asked, lifting a deep sapphire dress from its box

"Because, if you will recall," Mirriam said, "you are a servant You are not a member of the Preferred set"

"Wish I was," Arhys said, pouting She carelessly dropped the dress back into its box "I’

Without another word, the girl stoirl," Mirriaets older I can’t expect her to come to her senses and know her place, ith the professor spoiling her She’s been jealous of you since you arrived, and this--" she pointed at all the boxes "--can’t be helping"

Karigan felt only pity for Arhys; just because the class system of this world made her a servant, she’d never be treated to an entirely neardrobe For Karigan, all of this--the dresses, everything--was a fluke of circu, she was roused by Lorine as thein the distance

"You must ready yourself for breakfast, miss," the servant told her with an anxious expression "Your uncle asks that you join hi that had not changed since her own tih now they were no longer structured hale bone, but ire Karigan begged Lorine not to cinch it too tightly and the young woman obeyed Lorine then added the other layers with the necessary hooks and lacing The dress itself was a subdued green that buttoned all the way up to her neck and covered her arreen! Even the shoes laced up to above her ankles