The novel by the famous contemporary American writer Penelope Thomas begins with a conflict that arose as a result of a misunderstanding between a young rich bachelor Edmond Llewelyn and an orphan from a good family, Hilary Cavery, who accidentally met in a remote London quarter. Soon Hilary accidentally finds herself as an assistant to a medium at the ancient Llewelyn estate. There the action of the novel unfolds, in which intricate intrigues are played out, prophecies are heard, ghosts act...