The Lovels of Arden Chapter XVI - Lord Chalderwood is the Cause of Inconvenience

In which the household at Hale Castle is alight with the gaiety and anxious flutter of preparations for a great wedding, amidst whispered attentions and silent estrangements that colour the air with tension and unspoken emotion. Yet, just as the day dawns bright and promising, a telegram brings a grave interruption that casts a sombre shadow over the festivities and leaves the bridal party in a state of stunned expectancy.