Chapter 26
Harriet climbed the rise from the brook, wooden treads set into the hillside making it obvious the path was old and oft used, and surveyed the crowd with dismay. The butler at Zach’s house had only said that Mr. Langston was visiting next door and directed her to the footpath. He didn’t mention the large party in progress. How was she to find Zach in this sea of people?
Maybe she’d help herself to a plate of food and warm herself by one of the fires while she searched. No one had given her a second glance. There were guests from every social strata dancing and mingling on the lawn. Even wearing sailor’s garb, she blended in. She’d warm up and get a hot meal, find Zach and say goodbye, and leave. She could still walk a mile or two farther on her journey before stopping for t
