23. a pincushion full of needles

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AN: Pippa

"If you would stay still, your majesty," I said in my most polite voice.  Queen Juliette was a most troublesome young woman.  I had only worked briefly under Queen Victoria, God rest her poor soul, but the new monarch was a bit of a mystery.  Here, myself and a number of other young seamstresses were busily working on part of an enhanced wardrobe for the Queen. 

What must it be like for her?  Scooped out of nowhere, a crown slapped on her head, and title given...  No, I wouldn't trade places with her for all the royal jewels in England.

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