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"She's downright beautiful," said one of the traders in awe as they hauled her into their wagon. "We could fetch quite a sum. I'm sure there are plenty of lordlings who'd love to have a wife like that."
"You can be sure of that," confirmed his superior. "A girl like that will fetch top dollar."
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Sure enough, within a week Hannah had been bought by a wealthy count seeking a wife for his young son. The wedding was arranged for two years on.
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However, it was not to be: the highest bidder turned out, instead, to be a historian of the arcane seeking an assistant to help him manage his shop.
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It was Hannah's absolutely reserved manner and impeccable manners that caught the eye of the queen herself, who bought her as a gift to one of her ladies-in-waiting.
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