Wylder's Hand Chapter 4 - In Which We Go To The Drawing-Room And The Party Breaks Up

In which Mark Wylder, perturbed and irritable, finds himself cast aside amid the lively company, his attempts at conversation with Miss Lake repeatedly thwarted and his temper souring as he broods alone. The evening wanes with quiet vexation and burning cigars, leaving him to nurse his jealousy and discontent in solitary reflection beneath the stars.