Wylder's Hand Chapter 3 - Our Dinner-Party At Brandon

In which a gathering of diverse and spirited company assembles for dinner, revealing delicate undercurrents of personal disposition and social interplay amidst the clatter and gaiety of the repast. The vicar, Mr. Wylder, finds himself entangled in a polite yet pointed conversation with a sharp-witted young lady, whose frankness pierces his genteel affectations with a quiet, unyielding grace.