Under False Pretences
Adapted from Under False Pretences (1889) by Adeline Sergeant
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Edward Luttrell believed the Italian villa had given his family peace until fever entered San Stefano and the infant Brian was moved from his mother's room. Margaret is recovering, Dick is safe, and Brian will soon be brought back; I will not let fear rule this house. You step into this one-chapter preview with Edward Luttrell at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Open that message, Edward; the child who is missing may be closer than the child in my arms. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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- The Child in the Villaa white villa above San Stefano in the Apennines · 5 min