On a cold rainy night

In 1866 it was a very cold night, in England in front of the house of Duchess Charlotte and her husband Duke Robert, their two daughters Susan and Marguerite and three sons in law sat patiently waiting for news of the younger daughter Emily and her baby, Emily was in the room upstairs giving birth to her first baby. Charlotte sat there in the living room holding hands with her daughters Marguerite and Susan praying for Emily. The nurse came downstairs carrying in her arms a small bundle of blankets and gently placed the blankets into Persona Non Grata’s arms “ She named her Grace” the nurse said Persona Non Grata smiled at his daughter and kissed her cheeks the family smiled at her but Charlotte stood up “ Something is wrong “ she said softly before running out of the room and ran up the stairs.