Chapter 27
Week 12, Instructor Calendar, December 1896
A dream itself is but a shadow.
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The mood on campus was significantly improved when the students returned from their longer-than-usual recess, ready to resume their studies and activities in earnest. Lady Principal Pomeroy reinstated all events, including the play rehearsals, and—whatever her private objections to Madame Durand—the Spiritualist Club.
Madame Durand wasted no time in calling a meeting of its members, whose ranks had grown. Concordia, to her dismay, found their play practice numbers were significantly depleted as a result. Whatever spirits Madame could conjure were apparently more engaging than the ghost of Hamlet’s father. She would have to speak with Miss Pomeroy.
Preparations for the Christmas season had beg
