Chapter 13
Sir Anthony recovered rapidly over the next few days, although Lady Dunwick kept a close eye and would let no one but Charlotte and the servants near him. However, when Charlotte tried to bring up the subject of the pressed irises or the idea that the blow to his head was no accident, Lady Dunwick banished her as well.
Charlotte wasn’t the only one asking the question of how Sir Anthony came to injure his head. The guests—no doubt fueled by Pickering’s gossip about what he had overheard—speculated among themselves when Lady Dunwick and Charlotte were out of earshot.
There was a restless air among the guests. Charlotte postponed the picnic at the windmill. It would have been too strenuous for her uncle, who wasn’t equal to boating excursions, either. As Lady Dunwick was disinc
