Doctor Grimshawe's Secret - Chapter 7

In which a sombre legend of betrayal and bloodied flight is recounted by the schoolmaster to the grim Doctor, whose fierce scepticism and restless mood cast a heavy shadow over their discourse, while a portrait stirs unseen tears and uneasy reflections. Amidst restless pacing, bitter oaths, and a haunted night vigil by a dead elm, the Doctor’s inner tumult and spectral curses ripple through the household and the town, leaving an air of foreboding and silent dread.