Daisy Darker’s niece was a precocious little child. Like all abandoned ducklings, she would not fare well in the wild. Aged fifteen (going on thirty) Trixie Darker was clever and kind, But she asked too many questions, and some truths are hard to find. The child was unexpectedly chosen to inherit her grandmother’s estate. A decision which caused much unhappiness, and jealousy, and hate. Her own mother felt angry and cheated, most of the family felt the same. The child’s father might have been happy for her, but nobody knew his name. Despite her endless questions, the child most wanted an
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