Wylder's Hand Chapter 42 - A Paragraph In The County Paper

In which Captain Lake makes a surprisingly swift recovery and enters into a marriage that causes considerable stir and speculation within the county society, while the inscrutable Mark Wylder’s mysterious absence and complex dealings linger in the background. The affairs of the small world of Gylingden continue with understated tension, as alliances are forged and eyes watch with quiet suspicion beneath a veneer of gracious civility.