The Doctor's Wife Chapter 16

In which Mrs. Gilbert and her husband visit the stately Mordred Priory on a fine August day, where Isabel is dazzled by the splendour and the company, including the enigmatic Roland Lansdell, who recounts a curious and haunting tale of crime and a threatening promise. Amidst the splendour and the lively discourse, Isabel’s imagination is stirred, only to be sharply interrupted by a sudden fainting spell triggered by the ominous words of Lansdell’s narrative.