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The Head of the House of Coombe Chapter XVI
In which lordly arrangements and subdued frictions attend the appointment of a governess to the little girl whose delicate upbringing belies a turbulent past, and a clear-eyed Frenchwoman named Mademoiselle Vallé enters the scene with keen perception and quiet resolve. The loyal nurse Dowson confides the child's neglected beginnings and the singular, elusive guardian who, though seldom seen, watches over her with a peculiar and steadfast care amid whispers of a changing world.
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