
After your mother's death, you remained at Arghouse only until the grandson named in your father's will could arrive from Australia. A man bred among transported radicals will bring their violence home with their inheritance. You step into this one-chapter preview with Harold Alison at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. You went to rest relieved that the suspense was over, proud of the magnificent stranger now called nephew, and unsure what he would do next. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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