Chapter 23: Ah! The Pity of It!

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​⁠The oaken door clanged heavily to, and the massive bolt, as it shot into place, sounded in Dainty's ears like the trump of doom, shutting her into a living grave; for now that she had heard of her husband's condition, she had no longer the least hope of rescue.

In all the wide, cruel world, who was there that had any interest in poor Dainty Chase save her husband and her mother?

Her husband was dyin