Doctor Grimshawe's Secret - Chapter 9

In which a curious English stranger visits the gloomy household of Doctor Grimshawe, uncovering an ancient graveyard mystery and forming a tentative bond with the guarded children, Ned and Elsie. The grim Doctor’s harshness softens briefly, revealing tender yet troubled affections as the children’s imaginations and hidden yearnings come to light amid the shadowy walls and frozen earth.