Wylder's Hand Chapter 20 - Captain Lake Takes An Evening Stroll About Gylingden

In which the narrator wrestles with an uncanny apparition and wrestles with his resolve to remain at the haunted Hall, whilst a tense conversation unfolds between the young Dorcas Brandon and the formidable Lady Chelford regarding the nature of marriage and the impending union with Mark Wylder. Meanwhile, Captain Lake, burdened with restless and gloomy thoughts, seeks distraction in the public rooms and streets of Gylingden, only to retreat in disdain from the pious household of Mr. Larkin.