Chapter 19: Conscience Enlisting a Recruit

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​⁠A man who stood at the head of the stairs, an outpost, saw them coming and ran and opened a door ahead of them. The door admitted to a hall which was packed with men who were ranged on settees and stood in the aisles and at the sides of the big room.

“Make way for the Honorable Archer Converse,” shrieked their avant courier, excitedly.

“Three cheers for the Honorable Archer Converse,” called a voice