The Law and the Lady Chapter 8 - The Friend of the Women

In which the spirited lady, wrapped in the mantle of a borrowed name, seeks out Major Fitz-David—an old and gallant friend of her husband—in the hope of unravelling the shadows that hang over her marriage. In this quiet and courteous meeting, where admiration and restraint entwine, she finds herself on the cusp of revelation, only to be interrupted by an unexpected and urgent visitor.