Dead Men's Shoes Volume 3 Chapter 3 - At Bay

In which evening shadows gather over Lancaster Lodge as Sibyl Faunthorpe finds herself cornered by the impending designs of Joel Pilgrim, whose triumphant return with a marriage licence darkens her already troubled heart. With spirits heavy and hope all but extinguished, she weighs the desperate alternatives of flight or a final, somber recourse, whilst the tense household awaits the unfolding of events yet to come.