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Weekly Contest #197
I did not mean to drop my fan. By that, I mean, I did not mean to drop it for him - the duke of York, Edward. My sights were not set so high - I had politely resisted any and all interest he had shown and I had witnesses who would testify in my favour. But would they, now? I did not mean for him to jump in and pick it up, to inspect it, to slowly hand it back, for my awkwardness and embarrassment to be taken for more than just that, and for her to be watching in that moment - she who hated me for being my father's daughter, his illegitimat...
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