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The family of Bishop Cardew presents a respectable face to its diocese, but money, marriage and an unsettled past make life at the palace more complicated than appearances suggest. His son Jack’s wish to marry Mabel Bannister draws together questions of family loyalty, social standing and the secrets surrounding Lady Hester.
Townley’s mystery follows the consequences of those concealed relationships as the bishop’s emeralds become entangled with suspicion and private obligations. Clerical society, gossip, forgiveness and the pressures of reputation shape the story. This complete 1908 edition retains the original chapter sequence and Will Grefé’s illustrations.