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Hughes © 2011 Susan R. Hughes. All rights reserved. Chapter One Abby sighed in satisfaction, smiling up at the portrait of King George III that she had just hung above the stone fireplace. Resplendent in his coronation robes of gold brocade and ermine, he kept watch over the small dining area, bringing a dash of nineteenth-century royal opulence to her modest establishment. It was the perfect finishing touch.She turned to glance around the pub, pleased by the result of her efforts to refurbish it with authentic-looking details of antique tables and chairs, aged oak floors and wainscoting, and paintings inspired by the period to adorn the walls. Though she was alone, she could envision the room filled with customers, and imagine the din of cheery voices punctuated by the clink of glasses and cutlery. The anticipation of it filled Abby with an exhilarating sense of pride. Closed by the city due to its dilapidated state a decade before, The Roses Inn looked renewed while capturing the feel of the cozy Georgian-era tavern it had been two centuries before.
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