The SisterhoodChapter 27
Whitfield was a tiny village. It continued to exist, as it had for centuries, to supply housing for the small group of families who worked on the ducal estates. Virtually all the houses dated from the time the castle itself was constructed. Unlike the castle, however, the small houses had never been restored or updated. The village contained a few small shops, a public house, and, of course, a church. For centuries, the church had truly been, both physically and psychologically, the center...