
In the bustling suburb of Daneford, the charismatic banker known as Wat Grey moves through society with effortless ease. Tall, good‑humored and ever‑generous, he commands respect from both the city’s youth and its elders, while quietly funding charities under the simple guise of “Wat.” Yet beneath his polished exterior lies a man still grieving the sudden loss of his beloved wife, a sorrow that colors his otherwise lively gatherings.
When a daring burglar slips into Grey’s home on a warm August evening, the incident sets off a chain of unexpected encounters. Among the intruders are the enigmatic “Weird Sisters,” whose unconventional charm and secret motives begin to pull Grey into a world far removed from his banking halls. As he grapples with grief, duty, and the allure of these mysterious women, the first act hints at a romance that could reshape his future in Daneford.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (196K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2012-12-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1846–1898
An Irish novelist with a strong gift for storytelling, he wrote bustling Victorian fiction and a huge number of magazine pieces. His best-known work, The Mystery of Killard, helped make him a popular name with late-19th-century readers.
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