Chapter 2
Chateau de Papillon was a grand estate set on almost ten acres overlooking most of Guilford. Lydia’s great-grandfather, Pierre de Lisle, had built it before the Revolutionary War. Having made his fortune in fur trapping, he decided to settle close to the ocean, though not on the coast, and at the time, the nearly uninhabited area seemed the perfect spot to build a home that rivaled the chateaus of France. Three-stories tall, with ample attic space for servants, the chateau looked much like a castle with its turrets and stone exterior, though the sloping roofs were a clear indicator that this particular castle was completely French influenced. It was his wife’s love of butterflies that had drawn the name, and the expansive gardens in the back brought them in by the dozens. Lydia
