thing sticking up in the air.


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    playthings, the brothel staff, including the owner, managed to remain calm.


    quality of the products. Basically, they had wanted to see the women''s naked bodies first before deciding whether or not to buy. The Duke and his entourage, on the other hand, didn''t follow this usual procedure.


    buying a present for someone in the Duke''s household, but Marianne thought it might be worth taking that risk by volunteering herself. After all, it would be worse to be locked up in the brothel and forced to serve a customer somewhere down the line.


    I see.” The Duke then turned angrily towards the woman. He didn''t have to think long to find out why she was here. Usually, interrupting a noble in the middle of a deal would have been considered lèse-majesté, and the woman could have been executed as a result. But since he still needed Marianne''s help with his plans, he overlooked it and threw another sack of money at the prostitute. “Take this and leave. Never show yourself in front of me again, or your head will fall off.”


    man''s plaything.”