
Dr. an anonymous letter, a quarrel with surgeon Alexander, and Edmund's sudden collapse. You step into this one-chapter preview with Bessy North at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. A man's life, a doctor's name, and a family's trust now depend upon one unsigned page. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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