![]() I'm not sure who exactly the audience for this book is, except that I am firmly in it. In a tribute to Jane Eyre, besides the mysterious howling from the children before Penelope met them, there's a sound coming from a room in the attic. Meanwhile, there's a mystery at Ashton Place. It's not her fault if things don't go as she plans. In fact, when Lady Constance plans a big party on Christmas Day, Lord Ashton particularly wants the children to be there, so Penelope is under deep pressure to teach them proper things to say to the guests, and drill them on how to behave. The rest of the book concerns itself with Penelope teaching the children, trying to get them not to chase squirrels and teach them enough words to speak politely to people. Penelope must revise her hopes and dreams of what she can teach the children, but her compassion, and her binding contract, compel her to stay. When Penelope does meet the children, she learns that they were, in fact, raised by wolves, and discovered by the mysterious Lord Ashton in Ashton Forest on one of his hunting parties. ![]() Penelope hardly thought this necessary, but Lady Constance assured her that signed, binding contracts were the custom in these parts, a charming formality which she would not dream of omitting. ![]() And with that, they both affixed their signatures to the bottom of the letter of terms that Lord Ashton had prepared. ![]()
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