Just finished Chapter 40 which was a big dramatic moment in the story. It’s the bit where the hero and the villain go toe-to-toe. Or in this case, Lily squares off with Whip Hollis. I’d mentioned Whip in Browning’s Promise, and then he comes up again in Pretty Jane, but this is the first time Whip is actually introduced in a scene. And I quite like how he turned out. That is to say, I can’t stand him. He’s just so slimy and awful. There really isn’t anything redeemable about this dude. Jury’s still out on his weasel of son, though.
