“You look beautiful, miss,” Lucy said. I couldn’t help but notice how calm and confident she seemed lately. I smiled. “Thank you. I wish you were all going to be there,” I said. It would be fun if the triplets are going too. I'm just kidding Marie, Mary and Lucy are best friends. Even when I wasn't here. “Me, too.” Mary sighed. Ever proper, Anne turned the focus back in my direction. “Don’t you worry, miss; you’ll do perfectly. And we’ll be watching with the other maids.” “You will?” That was encouraging, even though they wouldn’t be downstairs. “We wouldn’t miss it,” Lucy assured me. A sharp knocking snapped us from our conversation. Mary opened the door, and I was happy to see it was Bridger. “I’m here to escort you to the Convict, Lady Lily,” he said. Lucy piped up. “What do you

