Chapter 48
Week 17, Instructor Calendar, May 1896
Now does he feel his title
Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe
Upon a dwarfish thief.
V.ii
There was an air of gaiety in the auditorium the next evening, as students, faculty, and townspeople wandered up and down rows, some searching for seats, others circulating among family and acquaintances. Within a short time, there was barely room to move. The custodian set up more chairs along the back and sides to accommodate the crowd.
The playgoers were attired in their best finery, bright silks and jewels shimmering in the glow of the footlights on stage and the lamps bracketing the walls. Behind the curtain, Concordia cautiously peeked out at the crowd, at least what she could see of it from her position.
So many people! The fr
