All Along the River Chapter 14 - Say The False Charge Was True

In which a strained dinner-party at Myrtle Lodge brings together old rivals amidst uneasy civility, and Colonel Disney confronts Mr. Crowther over his offensive behaviour towards Mrs. Disney, leading to a tense and revealing exchange. Later, plagued by suspicion and doubt, Disney presses his wife for explanation of her secretive past, whilst preparing for an urgent journey to London with his sister, Allegra.