And not only that, there was a letter for her! Constance broke the unfamiliar seal and crackled open the parchment. She scanned it briefly and then began to read it more closely. It was from her late aunt, Miss Lamberton’s heir, a Mr. Nicholas Barrington. “Dear Miss Lamberton,” she read. “I am selling Berry House since the house itself is of no interest to me and the little land there is, is nothing more than a few impoverished fields. I heard from the vicar that Lady Amelia Godolphin had kindly offered you a home and I am glad your future is secure. Nonetheless, I and my wife shall be calling on you on the tenth of this month, since we wish to assure ourselves that you are comfortably situated. I remain yr. Humble and Obedient Servant, Nicholas Barrington.” Constance’s heart leapt with sudden hope. Today was the tenth! And Mr. and Mrs. Barrington were concerned over her welfare. She would beg them to take her with them. Perhaps they could employ her as a housekeeper, or if they had children, as a governess.
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