Chapter 19
Week 6, Instructor Calendar Halloween 1898
Nothing should be said which can hurt anyone’s feelings…nor should one talk about that which everybody knows, for such small-talk is impertinent and irritating. ~Mrs. John Sherwood
The bell came even sooner than expected, to Concordia’s immense relief. It had grown quite warm by the fire. Strands of damp hair clung to her neck, but at least her hem was dry.
“Come on,” David urged, as she straightened chairs. “I am starving.”
“You are always starving,” she teased. “It may be worse after we marry.”
He grinned. “If you make it, I will eat it.”
The buffet in the dining hall ran the entire back length of the room. The offerings were so numerous it was hard to decide where to start. She felt a surge of gratitude that Frances Kimble, ra
