The Outcry Book I Chapter VIII

In which the lively Mr. Hugh Crimble arrives with a spirited proposition that challenges the long-cherished attribution of Lord Theign’s portrait, stirring a modest but keen debate among the assembled gentlemen on matters of artistic identity and value. The discourse unfolds with a mix of scepticism and intrigue, as plans are quietly set in motion to seek the learned judgment of a connoisseur in Brussels, promising a delicate balance of risk and enlightenment.