The driveway to the manor was crowded with carriages, people lining up to make their grand entrance one at a time, climbing the staircase and heading for the decorated ballroom where a man would be standing, announcing their names and their arrival to those who had already arrived beforehand.
We were waiting in the carriage, sitting in silence as I dreaded the moment when I would have to play the piano in front of so many people. I wasn’t even sure how I had managed it before with just three let alone around a hundred.
I could only talk to Mary in the back of my mind, asking her to help me, to guide my fingertips and let the notes dance from them.
When it was our turn, Caleb climbed out first and held his hand out for me like he always did but the moment I set foot outside the carriage,
