The Black Robe Book the Fourth Chapter 5

In which the delicate exchange of letters reveals the tangled anxieties and guarded confidences between Mrs. Romayne and Mr. Winterfield, framed by the inscrutable presence of Father Benwell and the shadows of a secret past. Meanwhile, the somber news from Dr. Wybrow concerning the French boy's demise adds a melancholy coda to the strange and troubled tale unfolding.