After Dark The Professor's Story of the Yellow Mask Part Third Chapter III

In which the solitary Count Fabio wrestles with a sudden, inexplicable reluctance to attend a masked ball, only to find himself confronted by a mysterious woman in a striking yellow domino who seems to haunt his every turn amidst the gaiety and clatter of the evening’s entertainments. Despite the throng and the laughter, an uncanny chill attends their encounters, culminating in a bewildering revelation that stirs old memories and unsettles the very foundations of his guarded composure.