Wylder's Hand Chapter 2 - In Which I Enter The Drawing-Room

In which the narrator arrives at the stately Brandon Hall as twilight descends, finding himself amidst the solemn grandeur of an ancient family seat and a circle of acquaintances poised on the brink of a significant matrimonial reconciliation. Amidst the oak-panelled passages and richly appointed drawing-room, he is introduced to the principal figures whose quiet tensions and unspoken histories begin to weave the fabric of the household’s present intrigue.