
Ralph Wilton had returned from service to find Lord St. I can honour your title without letting your estates command my life. You step into this one-chapter preview with Ralph Wilton at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Let her come up; the first honest claimant should not have to knock twice. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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