Chapter 28: Hidden in the Grave

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​⁠Upon his return from Wildernsea, Robert Audley found a letter from his Cousin Alicia, awaiting him at his chambers.

"Papa is much better," the young lady wrote, "and is very anxious to have you at the Court. For some inexplicable reason, my stepmother has taken it into her head that your presence is extremely desirable, and worries me with her frivolous questions about your movements. So pray come