The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom Chapter 13

In which a clandestine meeting between our adventurer and his charming mistress nearly comes to a perilous end when her vigilant father, roused by suspicious noises, conducts a thorough search of the premises. Ingenious deceit and timely concealment avert discovery, leaving young Wilhelmina to grapple with superstition and fear, while our hero escapes and later finds reassurance through the unexpected kindness of the very family he had deceived.