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Continuing to hide his identity and stay in the garden shed, the captain explains that he escaped from being forced into marriage, and finally Vanessa appears before him and says she wants to buy him.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In the Garden of May, Lady Vanessa notices a gardener she has never seen before and wonders who he is while her maid Mary comes looking for her. The man she has been following around for a week is actually a captain disguised as River Ross, pretending to be the nephew of the Somersets' gardener, Mr. Ross. 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WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?\n\nMARY, THAT MAN—\nWHAT MAN?\n\nWAS SOMEONE THERE?\n\nSHE'S WATCHING YOU AGAIN.\n\nLADY VANESSA, I MEAN.\nSHE’S BEEN FOLLOWING YOU AROUND FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT.\nIT SEEMS SHE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD HAVE A WORD WITH HER...\n\nWHY SHOULD I?\nIT’LL JUST BE THE SAME BORING LINES. \"I FELL FOR YOU AT FIRST SIGHT.\" \"WHAT’S YOUR NAME?\"\nNO POINT IN PROVING IT.\nBUT...\nIT SEEMS SHE'S FALLEN FOR YOU QUITE HARD, CAPTAIN.\n\nWOULDN'T IT BE BEST TO TELL HER YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY THE GARDENER RIVER ROSS?\nSHE PROBABLY DOESN'T REMEMBER ME, BUT WE USED TO PLAY TOGETHER OFTEN WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, SO—\nSIGH\n\nWhat I Mean Is—!\nI IMPLORE YOU! COULD YOU AT LEAST CHANGE YOUR LODGINGS?\nWHAT'S WRONG WITH MY LODGINGS?\nI CAN'T STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOU STAYING IN THE GARDEN SHED!\nOR HOW ABOUT STAYING AT A NEARBY VILLA...?\nIt Must Be So Uncomfortable For You!\n\nLOOK.\nRIGHT NOW, I AM RIVER ROSS, THE HELPFUL NEPHEW OF THE SOMERSET'S GARDENER, MR. ROSS.\nI THINK LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS WOULD BLOW MY COVER, WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?\nBUT—\nAND NO DOUBT THE NEWS WILL REACH A CERTAIN OLD WOMAN RIGHT AWAY.\nTHEN I'LL BE DRAGGED STRAIGHT TO THAT SUFFOCATING WEDDING HALL\n\nAND FORCED INTO THE MOST DREADFUL MARRIAGE IN THE WORLD.\nIf That's The Ending You Want...\nC-captain...\nIN ANY CASE, I'M QUITE ENJOYING MYSELF RIGHT NOW,\nSO YOU'D DO WELL TO PUT ASIDE YOUR POINTLESS WORRYING.\nBUT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND\n\nWHAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY FIND ENJOYABLE ABOUT THIS PLACE.\n\nTHIS OLD-FASHIONED BACKWATER...\nIS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A SECRET ESCAPADE.\nTHE HUMBLE ACT OF GROWING FRUIT TREES IN THE GARDEN.\n\nTHE IMITATION ART HANGING IN EVERY HALLWAY,\nAND THE LOW-QUALITY CARPETS.\nEVEN THE FAMILY CREST, MADE OF COPPER INSTEAD OF GOLD.\nAND YET,\nIN A PLACE AS UNREFINED AND HUMBLE AS THIS,\n\nIF THERE IS ONE THING OF ANY VALUE AT ALL...\n\nEXCUSE ME...\n\nCOULD I SPEAK WITH YOU FOR A MOMENT?\nI'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW.\n\nR-RIVER ROSS...!\nI HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.\n\nA PROPOSITION?\nI MEAN...\n\nWHAT I MEAN IS...\n\nI WOULD LIKE\nTO BUY YOU.","bubble_count":60,"pages_count":23,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In the Garden of May, Lady Vanessa notices a gardener she has never seen before and wonders who he is while her maid Mary comes looking for her.","spoiler_summary":"In the Garden of May, Lady Vanessa notices a gardener she has never seen before and wonders who he is while her maid Mary comes looking for her. 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