Godolphin, Volume 6.

Constance Erpingham spends a restless night wrestling with doubts about her marriage to the charismatic but capricious Godolpha. As she revisits the promises that once bound them, she is haunted by the memory of a distant, fervent love in the shadows of Wendover. The narrative gently unfolds her inner landscape, revealing a woman torn between loyalty to a husband whose passions seem to drift and the lingering echo of a youthful oath.

Her thoughts drift to Radclyffe, a steadfast friend whose honesty offers no comfort, and to her father's stern portrait that now appears cold and indifferent. In a quiet bedroom, she watches Godolpha asleep, his muttered words about a forgotten betrayal slipping through the darkness, hinting at a concealed wound that fuels his restless spirit. The scene deepens the mystery of his true nature without resolving it.

When daylight returns, Constance asks Godolpha for a simple favour—a summer away to the place where he first declared his love. The proposal awakens both hope and unease, suggesting that the journey ahead may reveal more about their shared past than either is prepared to face.