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Alice stepped out of the carriage, helped by her unknown escort.   Earlier that day she had received a letter, summoning her to an address, to receive a great fortune from a recently-deceased relative. She had thought of it to be a joke and had no intention of responding to the invitation, so it came as a surprise when her father ordered her to go. The letter had also said that she should expect a carriage around noon, and so it happened.   The man that had come after her – the escort – never introduced himself, nor did he say anything, which Alice found very impolite, for she was a lady and the daughter of a remarkable man. Due t