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From the florist receipts and the giant shoe polish receipt, she figures out that the fiancé is not cheating on her, but secretly working a second job to save up a dowry.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"When the Duke's carriage appears in front of the factory, Violetta panics; blaming the rumors from yesterday, she lashes out at him and demands that until she pays off her debt, he treat her only as his employee. The Duke embarrasses her by saying he came on business to inspect his debtors, then leaves. Afterwards, Violetta helps the shoeshine boy and examines the receipts brought by her client Sophia. From the florist receipts and the giant shoe polish receipt, she figures out that the fiancé is not cheating on her, but secretly working a second job to save up a dowry.","key_events":["Heroine deduces fiance not cheating but secretly working as shoeshine boy for dowry using flower oils","Heroine refuses shine service, gives boy food money, dreads returning to factory","Duke claims he came on business to watch debtors and teases heroine about hair and blushing face","Heroine confronts Duke, refuses his carriage and demands to be treated only as employee until debt paid","Ashamed heroine collapses, dusties shoes; shoeshine boy offers lavender and rose scented oils","Heroine examines florist receipts for strong flowers and huge shoe polish box receipt","Duke's carriage appears at factory gate stunning heroine who recalls his 'see you tomorrow' remark","Sophia brings receipts revealing fiance works at print shop whose father cut allowance over dowry"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"IS THAT THE DUKE'S CARRIAGE?\nWHAT IS IT DOING HERE AT THIS HOUR?..\n\nWELL, HELLO AGAIN.\n\nHELLO AGAIN?..\nWAIT, HIS \"SEE YOU AROUND\" FROM YESTERDAY...\nDID IT ACTUALLY MEAN THIS?\n\nTHAT CRAZY DUKE!\n\nHAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?! WHY DID YOU COME HERE?\nIS THERE SOME REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T COME?\nYESTERDAY AT THE FACTORY, EVERYONE CONVINCED THEMSELVES THAT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN US!\n\nAND JUST WHAT EXACTLY DID THEY IMAGINE?\nT-THAT!\nIN AN... INAPPROPRIATE... WAY! AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW...\ni'm terrified someone might overhear...\nALL DONE, HERE ARE YOUR SHOES...\nEXCELLENT WORK.\noh! there's a courier and a shoe-shiner right here!\n\nAH, YOU MEAN A LOVE AFFAIR?\nKEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN... AFFAIRS ARE THE ONLY THING ON YOUR MIND!\n\nIF YOU KEEP ACTING LIKE THIS, I'M GOING TO BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.\nI ALREADY PROMISED TO PAY YOU BACK. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, ALRIGHT?\nI'M WARNING YOU. I WILL NOT STEP FOOT INSIDE YOUR CARRIAGE.\nAND I WON'T PRETEND WE KNOW EACH OTHER EITHER, YOUR GRACE.\nSO PLEASE, BE SO KIND AS TO TREAT ME STRICTLY AS YOUR EMPLOYEE.\n\nIN ANY CASE, THE MOMENT I RETURN THE DEBT, NOTHING WILL CONNECT US ANYMORE.\nAND WHAT IF YOU DON'T PAY IT BACK? WILL SOMETHING BEGIN TO CONNECT US THEN?\nTHAT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WILL PAY BACK THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.\n\nYOU GAVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY YOURSELF, AND I AM GOING TO DO MY ABSOLUTE BEST!\nHOW AMUSING.\n\nYOU HAVE QUITE A FUNNY LOOK ON YOUR FACE.\nI'M SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU, BUT I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.\n\nTO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I CAME HERE ON BUSINESS.\nO-ON WHAT BUSINESS?..\nKEEPING AN EYE ON MY DEBTORS,\nRIGHT AT THE FACTORY GATES.\nO-OH!..\n\nWELL, YOUR HAIR LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TIED UP LIKE THAT TOO.\nAND IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO SEE YOUR FACE FLUSHING RED WITH EMBARRASSMENT.\nTHE MORE I LOOK AT HER, THE MORE ENTERTAINING SHE GETS.\n\nMOVE OUT.\nYES, SIR.\n\nHOW AWFUL! THAT WAS SO EMBARRASSING!\nI SHOULD HAVE JUST WALKED RIGHT PAST! I SHOULD'VE PRETENDED I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE HIM!\n\nWAIT, IT'S THAT SHOE-SHINER BOY!\nEXCUSE ME... YOUR SHOES GOT DIRTY.\nMAY I... SHINE THEM FOR YOU?\n\nMY LEGS WERE SHAKING SO MUCH FROM BEING NERVOUS THAT I JUST COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND...\nI DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT I GOT DUST ALL OVER MY SHOES.\nUM... IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SMELL OF SHOE WAX, I HAVE SOME LAVENDER-SCENTED OIL. NOBLE LADIES REALLY LIKE IT.\nI-I HAVE ROSE SCENT TOO!\n\nI'LL PASS, BUT THANK YOU.\nHERE, TAKE THIS. GO BUY YOURSELF A BITE TO EAT.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH, MY LADY.\nOH, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?..\n\nI REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK INTO THE FACTORY...\nLET'S ALL GO GRAB SOME LUNCH.\n\nYEAH.\nTHERE'S A MOUNTAIN OF WORK, SO I NEED TO EAT QUICKLY AND GET BACK.\nMISS VIOLETA!\nSOPHIA.\n\nI BROUGHT THE RECEIPTS.\nI WENT OVER AT DAWN RIGHT AFTER HE LEFT FOR WORK.\nPERFECT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.\nLOOKS LIKE I'LL BE SKIPPING LUNCH TODAY...\n\nWHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR FIANCÉ DOES FOR A LIVING AGAIN?\nHE WORKS AT A PRINTING SHOP.\n\nHIS FATHER OWNS A SMALL PRINTING PRESS, AND HE'S LEARNING THE TRADE THERE.\nAH, THAT EXPLAINS IT THEN.\nFOR THE MOST PART, THESE ARE JUST RECEIPTS FROM INK SUPPLIERS,\nAND THEN A BAKERY AND SOME RESTAURANTS...\nNOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY...\nHUH? A FLOWER SHOP?\n\nEXACTLY, THAT'S WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE RIGHT AWAY TOO.\nWHY ON EARTH DID HE NEED TO GO TO A FLOWER SHOP?\nHE HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY BOUQUETS LATELY.\nLILAC, LAVENDER, HYACINTH... HE MOSTLY BOUGHT FLOWERS WITH A STRONG FRAGRANCE?\n\nTHAT MEANS HE FOUND SOMEONE ELSE... DOESN'T IT?\nHE DEFINITELY BOUGHT THEM FOR HER!\nIT'S TOO EARLY TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS, SOPHIA.\nBUT IF HE'S THE SON OF A PRINTING PRESS OWNER, HIS FINANCES... SHOULD BE COMPLETELY FINE, RIGHT?\nHIS FATHER WAS COMPLETELY AGAINST OUR MARRIAGE. HE SAID HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT ME WITHOUT A DOWRY...\n\nTHE PRINTING SHOP IS DROWNING IN DEBT, AND HIS FATHER CUT OFF HIS FUNDS UNTIL HE BREAKS UP WITH ME.\nBECAUSE OF THAT, HE EVEN WALKED OUT ON HIS FAMILY.\nTHAT MEANS HE TREASURES YOU SO MUCH THAT HE'S WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.\nYES.\nTHAT'S WHY I'M SAVING UP SO HARD FOR A DOWRY. I JUST FEEL SO INCREDIBLY GUILTY TOWARD HIM...\n\nBUT THEN HE STARTED GROWING DISTANT.\nI THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY OWN INSECURITIES, BUT NOW THAT THIS EVIDENCE HAS SURFACED...\nAND YOUR SUSPICIONS ONLY GREW STRONGER.\nIT'S DEFINITELY TOO EARLY TO JUDGE.\nHE GAVE UP HIS FAMILY FOR HER, COULD HIS LOVE REALLY HAVE FADED SO QUICKLY?\n\nTHERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE...\nSHOE POLISH... A GIANT TUB OF IT? HE'S NOT A COBBLER...\n\"MAY I... SHINE THEM FOR YOU?\"\n\nSOPHIA, DID YOU SEE THOSE SHOES TODAY?\nNO, I DIDN'T.\nHE LEFT HIS HOME JUST TO STAY WITH YOU,\n\nBOUGHT SHOE POLISH ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE,\nAND NOW THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF THOSE EXPENSIVE SHOES...\nSOPHIA, IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FIANCÉ IS SECRETLY WORKING AS A SHOE-SHINER.\n\nWORKING A SECOND JOB? BUT WHY?\nHE WORKS AT THE PRINTING PRESS. EVEN IF HIS FATHER CUT OFF HIS ALLOWANCE, HE STILL GETS PAID A SALARY.\nYES, BUT THAT MONEY ISN'T ENOUGH FOR A DOWRY.\n\nT-THEN... WHAT WERE THE FLOWERS FOR?\nLATELY, SHOE-SHINERS HAVE STARTED USING FLORAL OILS FOR CLIENTS WHO CAN'T STAND THE SMELL OF SHOE POLISH.\nI THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHY HE WAS BUYING THEM.\n\"I HAVE SOME LAVENDER-SCENTED OIL. NOBLE LADIES REALLY LIKE IT.\"\n\nAND THOSE EXPENSIVE SHOES MUST BELONG TO ONE OF HIS CLIENTS.\nIT SEEMS YOUR FIANCÉ IS SECRETLY WORKING A SECOND JOB JUST TO HELP SAVE UP FOR YOUR DOWRY.\nOH MY GOD...\n\nSNIFF!\nSOPHIA MUST BE OVERWHELMED WITH RELIEF RIGHT NOW, REALIZING THERE WAS NO AFFAIR.\nMIXED WITH A BURNING SENSE OF GUILT FOR EVER DOUBTING HIM.\n\nI SEE THIS EXACT REACTION ALL THE TIME WITH MY CLIENTS.\nBUT WHAT IF...\nWHAT IF IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT... WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THEN?\nEND THE RELATIONSHIP, IF HE TRULY IS CHEATING ON YOU.\n\nWHEN THE BETRAYAL OF A LOVED ONE LEAVES A WOUND,\n\nIT'S YOUR OWN REFUSAL TO LET GO THAT CAUSES IT TO ROT.","bubble_count":119,"pages_count":37,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"When the Duke's carriage appears in front of the factory, Violetta panics; blaming the rumors from yesterday, she lashes out at him and demands that until she pays off her debt, he treat her only as his employee.","spoiler_summary":"When the Duke's carriage appears in front of the factory, Violetta panics; blaming the rumors from yesterday, she lashes out at him and demands that until she pays off her debt, he treat her only as his employee. The Duke embarrasses her by saying he came on business to inspect his debtors, then leaves. Afterwards, Violetta helps the shoeshine boy and examines the receipts brought by her client Sophia. 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