Rookwood Book 1 Chapter 8 - An Irish Adventurer

In which a small assemblage of Sir Piers Rookwood’s acquaintances gather in his favourite retirement chamber, sharing claret and pipe smoke as they reflect upon the late gentleman’s character and mysterious final moments. Amidst portraits of his forbears and his own hunting gear, they muse on his peculiar end, the shadow of past scandal, and the unsettled affairs that linger after his passing.