Chapter 41

Summary

• Gorth enters the grand hall of the club and storms into the gaming room
• Gorth asks where Struan is and is told he is in the bar
• Gorth goes to the bar and confronts Struan
• Gorth asks where Tess is and Struan warns him not to call Tess a derogatory name
• Gorth accuses Struan of planning for Culum and Tess to run away together
• Struan accuses Gorth of being the one behind Culum's actions
• Gorth strikes Struan with his whip and asks if Tess and Culum ran away together and if they were married
• Gorth threatens to fight Struan and then Culum
• Struan offers to fight Gorth with swords or pistols, Gorth chooses swords
• A candle stand is knocked over and starts a fire, which is quickly put out
• Struan says he will send his seconds that night to arrange the duel
• Struan leaves the bar and goes to his home