Our Friend the Charlatan

You overtook Reverend Lashmar near the village after returning to Alverholme for the first time in six years. Miss Bride, thy father has written nothing lately; I hope his Liverpool curacy treats him better than the last living did. You step into this one-chapter preview with Dyce Lashmar at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Your promise now required explaining Dyce to Lady Ogram before you had decided whether he remembered what first required explanation to you. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. The Introduction at Six Forty-FiveAlverholme · 5 min

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