The next morning when Delaney woke up she knew right away she had managed to catch a cold the day before. She felt achy, chilled, and tired. She was coughing, had a fever, and she couldn't manage to breathe through her nose.
Vincent was unhappy to see it and immediately called for Ms. Bird. The old maid sighed and said this was exactly what she had been afraid of. She put warming stones by Delaney's feet and brought up a bottle of sickly sweet medicine she said would help her feel better. The kitchen sent up bowls of soup for each of her meals.
Delaney wasn't the only one sick. Mason was and so was Constance. It was joked about that Cora and Miles might have been sick as well but no one would know as they so rarely left his room since coming home.
