Chapter 23

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌⁠Robert, after his interview with the priest, returned to his old lodgings in a top floor of Vigo Street—for he had left Almouth House, where Reckage's hospitality, kind as it was, suited neither his pride nor his mood. He was greatly in debt, and although his salary from Lord Wight and his literary earnings represented a sure income, it stood at what he called the "early hundreds." The tastes, hab