Jimmy had prepared the old Sunday carriage and was now standing in the yard, holding the horse. He and his sister would remain behind in case Mrs. Appleton would need anything, since she was still too weak to come. Tobias had paused outside of Alice's door, debating whether to announce that they were leaving for church, but had finally turned and gone downstairs without a word. Now he was pacing the floor in his Sunday best, with a freshly trimmed beard and a sullen look on his face. "Mrs. Carpenter?" he called up the stairs.