Brianna's is not wearing a cape as she exits Lord John's carriage, nor is there anyone else with her or Lord John as the carriage pulls away, but as she and Lord John approach the jail she suddenly and mysteriously has a hooded cape tied around her shoulders.
Some of the buildings in the town are made of pressed composite wood.
Father Ferigault is imprisoned because he refuses to baptize Johiehon's son, being a sinner himself. All baptized Christian can baptize. There is no need for a priest to do that.