Chapter 6: November the Twenty-First

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​⁠Manston received a message the next day requesting his attendance at the House punctually at eight o’clock the ensuing evening. Miss Aldclyffe was brave and imperious, but with the purpose she had in view she could not look him in the face whilst daylight shone upon her.

The steward was shown into the library. On entering it, he was immediately struck with the unusual gloom which pervaded the apart