Loved the Gerundives! You must have a penchant for bookish silly parents, first Ophelia's brothers, now Ellery's cousins and even poor Death! By the way, at some point you must have been undecided about the Gerundives' names, because there's one "Mirabel" (when referring to Miranda) and one time when you switched names between sisters.
If I understand correctly, Miss Clemens is in grave danger. Now, you can't very well leave her in such a situation for long, can you? I fully expect you to exercise your great writer's powers and save her - or send some rich dashing fellow to save her. That sweet young lady must escape the villain's clutches!
Fully approve of a future collection of short stories about Ophelia's guests