Bride of Lammermoor Chapter XVI

In which the Master of Ravenswood meets with Sir William Ashton to discuss the complex and contested history of their families’ estates, whilst concealing the uneasy emotions stirred by Lucy Ashton’s silent observation. Presently interrupted by the insolent Captain Craigengelt with a challenge on behalf of another, the encounter turns sour, and the Lord Keeper reveals a shadowed intrigue connected to the brazen messenger’s past.