Obscurity, The Thirtieth Chapter

In which the Comte finds his wife alone, at last.

We last read The Twenty-Ninth Chapter, in which the mercenary was lost to the arms of opium. If you have recently joined us, start with The Prologue.

In the street there was a man playing the violin, its melody mournful and melancholy. The music that earned his keep could not contain his sorrow and…