The Small House at Allington Chapter XXXIV - The Combat

In which John Eames encounters his adversary Crosbie quite unexpectedly on a railway carriage, and despite the tension of their past, the meeting escalates to a public altercation that attracts the attention of authorities and onlookers alike. The episode delicately unveils their conflicting demeanours and the ensuing consequences of Eames's impulsive attack, observed with the quiet judgement befitting the decorum of a bustling railway platform.