Victory Part 3 Chapter 9

In which a restless night reveals to Heyst the troubling discovery that his revolver has gone missing, prompting uneasy suspicions about the silent presence of their Chinaman servant, Wang. The quiet domesticity of their bungalow is tinged with an unfamiliar tension, as both Heyst and Lena confront a shadow of mistrust and the unsettling intrusion of outside influences upon their isolated refuge.