Eleanor's Victory Volume 2 Chapter 14 - A Powerful Ally

In which Eleanor summons an old friend, the devoted artist Richard Thornton, to aid her in uncovering the truth about Launcelot Darrell, a suitor whose character and past deeply trouble her. Together they resolve to investigate by scrutinising the young man’s habits, possessions, and particularly the secrets his artistic sketches might reveal, hoping that the silent witness of his studio will betray his true nature.