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"Mrs. Phellipe," Eloise said, cutting Louisa short. "You have my permission to excuse the midwife for a bit. Tell her what you must. But be sure to return her in a minute or two. I am already stressed out by the delay with Hazel's health assessment as opposed to Isabelle's."

"I understand," Mrs. Phellipe said, politely nodding, "I will be sure to have her back in a jiffy."

"Mrs. Phellipe!" yelled Louisa in a shrill high note. Her veins popping out of her neck.

The housekeeper, however, did not look back. 

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