The Wrecker Chapter 21 - Face to Face

In which the narrator encounters an old acquaintance, Stennis, in the quietude of Barbizon, who introduces him to a rather melancholy yet gentlemanly artist named Madden, suspected to be a long-lost brother. Over dinner and ensuing confidences in Madden’s studio, they exchange tales and mysteries that unveil layers of shared history and unspoken burdens beneath the convivial surface.