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Chapter 190: The Stitch That Should Not Be There

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The room seems to stop around the mismatched lining.

Leah does not move closer at first. She only stands beside the examination table with her gloved hands held still in front of her, staring at the small section Mrs. Turner has found. It is not large. That makes it worse. A clumsy alteration would have shouted from the inside of the gown. This one whispers.

A slightly different sheen.

A tighter weave.

Stitches that almost match the surrounding handwork.

Alm

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