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Chapter 53: Chapter Fifty Two
A full week had passed since the incident with the snake in the white gazebo.
The dark atmosphere inside the Benson mansion had shifted slightly. The servants were still very careful and quiet, walking on their tiptoes whenever they passed the master bedroom. But the immediate, suffocating fear of execution had slowly faded away. They were settling into a new, careful routine without Mrs. Ida’s strict commands.
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