
Your father's decaying courtyard lay beneath the Hradschin while Souchey repeated an accusation he would not soften. Anton has occupied too many of your evenings, Nina, and Prague will condemn the difference between you. You step into this one-chapter preview with Anton Trendellsohn at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Your aunt was home; one doorway now stood between her and the truth about Anton, the marriage, and his missing deeds. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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