Interesting thoughts on Quentin, Lydia. He might also have returned home because the family business would be more likely to hire an ex-convict. For such an authoritative woman, Flora does seem to have raised quite a clutch of problematic sons!
The conversation with Bramwell and Daphne is one of my all-time favorite scenes. I love the scorn in his voice when he imagines Catherine's life at the Great House, especially when he says, LET her draw! It was fun to see that Bramwell has forgotten Gerard Stiles, but who knew that young ladies of 1840 went out on dates! And Daphne, with her fledgling feathers ruffled, is so sweet when she reminds Bramwell that she's no longer a child. My other favorite bit in this scene is how JF registers the abrupt change from warmth and genuine interest with Daphne to subzero when Julia arrives!
Good scene also with Daphne and Catherine, who seems to have forgotten that Josette lives at the Old House too, so Daphne's staying there isn't nearly so improper as Catherine and Morgan would have us believe. No doubt Catherine is thinking of Bramwell's reminiscence of how they met (and how he made her miss church, bad boy!) when she warns Daphne against his charm--which seems to be all the more powerful for being so well hidden.
Morgan and Julia finally manage to get Gabriel into the Locked Room. But what will they find when this long night is over?....
