Extended Epilogue

The Stonefield Estate, Oxfordshire, England,
Two Years Later

“Adalaide, come away from there,” Emily instructed her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter as she toddled around the library, reaching out to touch anything that caught her attention. Emily arose and removed the flowered teacup that was about to be knocked on the floor out of her daughter’s reach.

Madeleine smiled dotingly at her niece. “She has a curious mind.”

“She does indeed. She is like her Aunt Madeleine in that regard.” Emily lowered herself back into the chair, cradling her once again pregnant belly.

“Have you been as sick with...