The Channings Chapter XXII - An Interrupted Dinner.

In which a grievous suspicion casts a heavy shadow over the Channing household, stirring unrest and whispered accusations among the young scholars at Helstonleigh, while the family grapple with the painful weight of mistrust and impending investigation. The calm exterior of their daily life gives way to a storm of distress as Arthur Channing faces the dismal approach of a public inquiry, and those dearest to him brace themselves to uphold his honour amid the gathering clouds of doubt.