ANN WAS DEEP in the pages of a novel by Mrs. Radcliffe. Her father would answer; he was out there reading to her sisters in the sitting room. The visitor was probably John Simon, who had been back to the house once already to collect a few small items after settling Clara in the little cabin. The...
“Why are there so many candles?” Kate asked Mrs. Hanby. The older woman hesitated before picking up her cup of tea from the side table. “They are a guide to fugitives from across the river.” She took a sip, watching Kate. Mrs. Hanby had told her about the mission to rescue the slave woman. It did...