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The Ragged Maid
- Narrated by: Spencer Dillehay
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
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1872. Life in the orphanage is hard for Emma, and she turns to life on the streets, where she pickpockets to stay alive, until she pickpockets a wealthy gentleman who wants her punished. As a frightened Emma fears for her life, handsome Lucas repays the money she stole and offers her a maid’s job in his townhome.
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