Round the Fire Stories Chapter 5 - The Japanned Box

In which a private tutor is summoned to the ancient and somber Thorpe Place to oversee the education of Sir John Bollamore’s children, where he uncovers the weight of a haunted past behind the master’s austere exterior. A mysterious woman’s voice, a locked japanned box, and the revelations of an old servant entwine to reveal a poignant secret that sustains a man struggling with his former self.