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18 July 1888

Today, she had exchanged her dignity for money.

The woman sat on the edge of her bed, contemplating the sudden turn her life had taken. Resting her head on her hands she settled into the bed, glancing around the tiny room that she called hers now. Everything she saw reminded her of her new status. She was a kept woman now. A result of her little bargain.

A knock sounded at the door. That would be him. The man who had bought her. She could still remember him vividly from their meeting the day before. Tall and elegant, he had seemed like one of those charming gentlemen that her friends had told her about. He wasn’t of course, for no gentleman would buy his women from the likes of the seedy pub, The Ten Bells that she had asked to be her mediator. But one could always dream. Still, there had been something about him that had made her feel uncomfortable. A dangerous edge that he seemed to be hiding from her. Sure, he had given every appearance of being......

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