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Intro. There were still 2 months until Christmas. His parents demanded that he choose a woman at the ball on Christmas Eve to get engaged. He was neither in love, nor did he intend to fall in love. At the end of October, his best friend Michael entered his room and introduced her to him, she should be his mistress until Christmas and pass the time for him. She was not allowed to leave his room, so no one knew he had a mistress. While he was busy, she read books from his collection. He didn't talk to her, but they had sex every day and in the evening she had to sleep on the couch. One evening, when he came from a dinner at which several princesses and nobles were introduced to him, he came into his chambers and found them - as so often - reading in front of the fireplace.

Prince Benjamin of Tempton

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