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Missy had come down to the square with a small group of Beloveds and chaperons from the hotel. She'd chosen to dress up for the occasion, a beautiful brown silk dress over which she wore a black velvet jacket. She was feeling a lot more confidant about the crowd now that she knew quite a few faces, and she was smiling broadly as she watched people coming and going around the square.
"'Cuse me, would you know whether there is someone selling roast chestnuts?" she asked of someone passing.