She found Miss Lovelace with Miss Gage in the parlor, dressed and waiting to walk over to the dining hall. Miss Gage turned an excited face toward Concordia. “Miss Wells, have you heard? Maisie’s uncle is to be Mr. Sanbourne’s new assistant!”
“Really? Can he manage the time away?” Concordia asked. George Lovelace was a clockmaker with a shop along Kinsley Street. Over the years, he had allowed his niece and her like-minded friends to borrow tools and tinker with spare parts.
“He has an employee who can take over for a couple of months, at least until the Christmas season,” Miss Lovelace said. “It will be nice to see more of him.”
“That should give Mr. Sanbourne time to find a permanent replacement,” Concordia said.
“Mrs. Sanbourne will be relieved, too,” Miss Gage said. “She and Miss K
