Chapter 9
THE VISIT OF ZELDA to the nunnery put the group in a difficult position, because what were they going to do now? Stay at the Verdonck estate and be in the middle of arguments between Adalbert Verdonck and the palace about loans? Or go to the nunnery and risk discovery?
It could be that Zelda only came occasionally and only bought from the nuns if she needed something they sold.
Or it could be that the nuns worked with her and were part of Zelda’s moneymaking scheme.
At any rate, it would only be a matter of time before these nuns discovered that Nellie and the others were wanted by the palace.
Nellie disliked feeling like a political pawn with Adalbert Verdonck, and the Lord did not want the ragtag group on his estate, anyway. While he might allow Madame Sabine to stay for n
