The Haunted Hotel Chapter Twenty

In which a lady of enigmatic bearing resolves to inhabit the ill-famed chamber in the Venetian hotel despite the disquiet it inspires, bringing her into an uneasy alliance with Francis, who recounts the eerie tales that haunt the place in hope of theatrical inspiration. Meanwhile, as visitors of the Montbarry family approach the scene, the Countess watches with a restless mind and shadowed heart, caught between dread and a mysterious compulsion.