Chapter 10
Another two weeks passed with very little excitement. Other than a ball at the home of an associate from the bank, Lydia only left the house to go to the market, something Mrs. Wetzel did not approve of but said little in the way of objection because Isaac had insisted it was quite all right for his wife to go to the marketplace if that’s what she wanted. Lydia liked to wander among the stalls and visit the few stores which were just a few blocks from their home, something she never did when she lived at Chateau de Papillon because the walk down the hill and back seemed like too much trouble. Walking along with Millie had been entertaining as the girl was quite the chatterbox, and Lydia was beginning to make a few friends among the servants, whether the head of the household ap
