*Olivia* I concede that going to see the Luna of Riverdale has been a mistake, because now Hunter has a rabid curiosity about the Great Exhibition, after his cousin told him about all the wondrous things he had seen. To make the situation worse, I return home to discover I have a caller waiting in the parlor. While Helen takes a very tired Hunter up to the nursery for an afternoon nap, I remove my black veiled hat, place it on a table in the foyer, and replace it with the widow’s cap I had left there before leaving. I feel as though I have gotten caught doing something I’m not supposed to and might be on the receiving end of a scolding. Beta Edmund Murkwood has chosen an inopportune moment to visit. My husband’s cousin has kindly handled the matter of the funeral and has overseen Silve