Chapter 28

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​⁠The three dined together in the big dining-room almost in silence. Musard and Philip Heredith had not returned until after six, and their first knowledge of Colwyn's presence was by some oversight deferred until they met at the dinner table. In the awkwardness of that surprise they sat down to dine, and Musard's half-hearted efforts to start a conversation met with little response from his compani