Our Mutual Friend Book 4 Chapter 15 - What Was Caught in the Traps That Were Set

In which we behold a man consumed by the torment of his own doings, a sombre schoolmaster wrestling with haunting memories and the unyielding presence of an unwelcome visitor demanding recompense. Their encounter, fraught with menace and dark resolve, culminates beside a wintry river lock, where fate’s cruel grasp tightens its hold upon them both.