Wylder's Hand Chapter 39 - In Which Miss Rachel Lake Comes To Brandon, And Doctor Buddle Calls Again

In which Rachel Lake arrives at Brandon to find her brother Stanley grievously wounded, and amidst anxious whispers and painful vigils, she implores him to reveal the secrets that trouble their family. Meanwhile, Lord Chelford navigates the delicate matters of trust and estate with the attorney Mr. Larkin, their evening conversations coloured by a mixture of social ambition and the sombre shadow of Mark Wylder's mysterious absence.