Henry Dunbar Chapter XVI - Is It Love Or Fear?

In which Henry Dunbar returns to London after many years to reunite with his daughter Laura, and their first meeting is marked by an unexpected chill and a sudden fainting fit that reveals the banker's deep inner turmoil. The tender yet troubled encounter unfolds against the backdrop of their elegant surroundings, as Arthur Lovell observes with growing unease the complex emotions that neither father nor daughter fully voice.