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It began with a hug. When eight-year-old Eleanor Abbington first met her dadis new step-son, Nicolas Norton, the child rudely took a kiss from her that set the tone due to their competitive and good connection. It was not until decades later when Nick launched her to fence they ultimately had an effective outlet due to their regular quarrels. Having just emerged from mourning following her mother's death, Eleanor is precisely where she desires to be in the age of four-and-twenty: an on-the-ledge unofficial friend and spinster to her cousin.