The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom Chapter 14

In which our cunning hero, undeterred by previous difficulties, pursues his designs upon a jeweller’s amorous wife with careful stratagems and delicate entreaties, securing a secret meeting amidst the perils of jealous watchfulness. Concealed in a precarious retreat, he endures the tortures of suspense and the threat of sudden discovery by a raving husband, until a fortunate accident grants him escape and the promise of future rendezvous.