Phantom Fortune Chapter 43 - Alas, for Sorrow is All the End of This'

In which Lady Lesbia, newly embarked upon a voyage with Don Gomez de Montesma, embraces a daring course away from the world and its conventional ties, surrendering her ambitions and past to the promise of a new life abroad. As the yacht cuts through the morning sea with an advancing steam-yacht in pursuit, the impending confrontation aboard signals the stirring of secrets and challenges yet to unfold beneath the shining surface of their flight.