Chapter 14
Week 5, Instructor Calendar, March 1896
In the dark, DeLacey House looked massive and looming, but as Concordia approached to ring the bell, the fieldstone facade and deep front porch of the structure gave it a sort of homey-ness. She could imagine comfortable rockers set out in the milder weather, and pots of cheery geraniums along the railing.
Concordia took a good look around as she followed the maid through the ground floor of the residence, past the open doors of the parlor and library. The décor seemed a mix of domestic practicality and stately style: ornate panelings and tall, medallioned ceilings cohabited with well-worn afghans draped across divans and sewing baskets tucked into out-of-the-way corners. Concordia cast a longing eye toward the library’s floor-to-cei
