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“Mary, are you awake? Can I come in?” a deep voice called out.

She turned around. It was Maximus’s voice. She regretted still being in her pajamas and walked over to answer the door.

“Hi, Maximus!” she said as she opened the door.

“Hello! I have this for you. My grandmother said it’s your birthday!”

“Thank you!” she replied, her eyes widening and a huge smile spreading across her face. “Yes, today’s my 18th birthday. My grandfather sent me a letter.”

“Do you want to go out for a walk?”

“Of course! You’d really take me?”

“I don’t have much choice!”

sounds great. Let me get changed. I won’t take long, and we

help put the flowers in water. She dressed as best as she could and rushed out. There was no time to waste. She had been at the mansion for three weeks, and except for the one time Catherine had taken her shopping, she hadn’t left the mansion. She was excited.

“Maximus, I’m ready!”

let’s go,

thought it was wonderful that Mr. Maximus was starting to get along well with Miss Mary. She thought to herself,

At first,

Matthew had recommended several places, but they all seemed a bit too extravagant for Mary. She was a young girl, and she probably just wanted to enjoy the

better planned. Grandma just told me

enough for me,” Mary said without thinking, not hiding her attraction to

realizing

imagined today differently, but

only taken you for a

steal money from the family and run away to explore the country. We’d visit towns, eat street food, go to

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