𝐼𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟'𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡.
𝐼𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠, 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑛𝑒 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑁𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑒. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑉𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑦, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑒𝑡...𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡.
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Vɪᴏʟᴀ's ᴅʀᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀ ɪs ʀᴇɢᴀʟ, ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ sʜᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴠᴇɴᴅᴇʀ, ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ.
Lᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴀɴʙᴜʀʏ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏx, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢʟᴀᴅʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ.
Aʀʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴀɴʙᴜʀʏ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ʙʟᴜᴇ ɢᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ, ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀ's ᴀɢᴇ, ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ɢᴏᴡɴ.
Sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇᴛ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ's ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ.
Lᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴀɴʙᴜʀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛs,
"ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇss ᴍᴀᴛʜɪʟᴅᴀ, ʟᴀᴅʏ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ.''
"ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇɴᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴀɴʙᴜʀʏ's ʙᴀʟʟ'' ᴠɪᴏʟᴇᴛ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ sᴍɪʟᴇs, "ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀ?''
"ʏᴇs, ʟᴀᴅʏ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪss ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ, ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ sᴘʟᴇɴᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜɪɴɢs''
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Lᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴀɴʙᴜʀʏ, ʟᴀᴅʏ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇss ʜᴀʀᴛʟᴇʏ sᴀᴛ ɢᴏssɪᴘɪɴɢ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ's ᴘᴏᴏʀʟʏ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ, ᴋɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴏʀɢᴇ, ᴀs ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ ᴀᴍᴅ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀ sᴀᴛ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀ.
ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴡʜɪsᴛʟᴇᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴅʏ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ.
"sᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴜᴍᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠɪᴄɪᴏᴜs, sᴄᴀɴᴅᴀʟ-ᴍᴏɴɢᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ'' ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴄᴏғғs, "sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɴᴏ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅs?''
Lᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴀɴʙᴜʀʏ ᴀᴅᴅs, "ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴡʜɪsᴛʟᴇᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇs ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏ, ʏᴇᴛ ɪ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜsᴛᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴄʜ sᴄʀᴜᴛɪɴʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ɪs, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ, ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ.''
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