The family crypt lay about a mile from the main house, right behind the old chapel. The chapel itself had been allowed to fall into disrepair after Victoria’s great-grandfather had built a new one adjacent to the house. The crypt, built into the side of a small berm, had not been relocated. On to...
Not even after dancing until dawn at some society function had her feet hurt so brutally. “Susie! Please, if you have a heart, bring me a cup of tea and a tub of water for my feet.” Susie, who had been a scullery maid before filling in as an emergency lady’s maid, had been only too happy to leave...