The Moonstone First Period: Chapter X

In which a grand birthday dinner unfolds at Lady Verinder’s house, marked uneasily by the presence of the famed Moonstone jewel and the uneasy company it draws, including a sharp-tongued doctor and a solemn Indian traveller whose warnings cast a shadow over the festivities. After the dinner concludes, the reappearance of mysterious Indian jugglers and a grave conversation between Mr. Franklin and the traveller hint at dangers surrounding the diamond, while the household braces for what the coming night might bring.