Foul Play Chapter 14-15

In which Mr. Wylie returns to England bearing grim tidings of the Proserpine’s fate, intersecting with the beleaguered merchant Arthur Wardlaw amidst the swelling tide of financial panic and secrecy. The inner workings of Wardlaw’s troubled affairs unfold in a paneled office, where dread, duty, and delicate deceptions mingle beneath the calm surface of London commerce.