Bride of Lammermoor Chapter XII

In which Caleb Balderstone, loyal steward of the Ravenswood estate, endeavours to uphold family honour and sustain hospitality despite dwindling resources and growing resistance from the emancipated villagers of Wolf’s Hope. His negotiations with the feuars and their legal advocate reveal the changing tide of feudal authority, while a secretive act of cunning amid festive revelry betrays the hardships of a fading old order.