Armadale Book the third - Chapter IV

In which Allan Armadale confronts unwelcome revelations about Miss Gwilt and becomes ensnared in a delicate correspondence that threatens his standing with the Milroy family and the local community. Amidst this turmoil, he resolves to protect the lady’s secret while grappling with the social consequences of their entanglement, even as legal counsel and neighbourhood gossip press inexorably upon him.