Elizabeth's Story, 1848 by Adele Whitby

Author:Adele Whitby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

Later that night, after Essie helped us get ready for bed and said good night, Katherine and I met in the dressing closet. Our pile of food had clearly grown. I had straightened it up a number of times, only to find it toppled again. That morning, I had even managed to snag a half-empty jar of Mrs. Fields’s delicious plum preserves from the breakfast table.

Katherine came and plopped onto my bed with me. “Now, tell me your plan.”

Between Essie, who seemed to know we had a secret, Mr. Fellows, and Papa, I hadn’t a minute to tell her about my secret plot to talk to Clarice.

“Madame Dubois can’t tell us apart anyway,” I said. “You’ll have to be both me and you for the dress fitting, and I’ll go to the basement to talk to Clarice.”

“Alone?” Katherine asked, her eyes wide. “Won’t you be frightened?”

I shook my head, ignoring the nervous fluttering of my heart.

“What about Essie?” Katherine asked.

“She hardly ever stays for the fittings,” I reminded her. “She said she had to walk to the village tomorrow. I’ll make sure she goes right after her own luncheon. Madame Dubois can help us undress.”

I heard a scuttling noise and sat up. Could Essie be spying on us?

Katherine heard it too. She kissed my cheek and ran through the dressing closet to her own bed. On the count of three, we said our “sweet dreams” and blew out our candles.

I could hardly wait for the next afternoon when I might finally find out the cause of Maggie O’Brien’s mysterious disappearance.

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