Aurora Floyd Chapter XXIV

In which Captain Prodder endeavours, with much difficulty and cold reception, to reach his niece Aurora at Mellish Park, only to witness her fierce altercation with a disagreeable gentleman in the shadowy woods, revealing tensions beneath the surface of genteel society. Meanwhile, back at the house, uneasy guests and family alike find their evening disturbed by troubling news of a murder in the wood, casting a sombre shadow over the gathering.