Chapter 15
The morning of the fair dawned warm and sunny, burning off the fog from the bay in no time. David helped the stable boy load the supplies on the farm cart as Charlotte eyed the horizon. “The heat is bound to be oppressive later.”
Lady Dunwick chuckled. “The ices stand should do quite well.”
“I noticed your staff is dressed in their finery,” David said. “They will be attending as well?”
“Oh yes,” Charlotte said. “We would have a mutiny on our hands otherwise. It is the event of the season.”
“Unfortunately, Marie must stay behind,” Lady Dunwick said. “The Gemmer infant has the sniffles, and Miss Farraday is obliged to accompany Serena to the fair.”
Charlotte raised a skeptical eyebrow. “Mrs. Gemmer cannot take charge of her daughter at the fair?”
Lady Dunwick shrugged, no d
