Chapter 14

Several days later, when Gilbert returned home from Nelson's place, Mrs Rose knocked on his door with a letter for him. Gilbert thanked her and opened the letter to find out, with delight, that it was from his uncle. 

Dearest young Gilbert,

It has been a long time! Your father wrote to me and said that you wanted to see me. I live with a friend in a town to the East of London. Perhaps we can meet somewhere in the middle. I hope you are keeping well and that your architecture career is taking off. Things here are good with my books. I will tell you about everything when we meet. It has been many years, and it will be good to see what a fine man you have grown up to become.

Love,

Uncle Lawrence.

Gilbert wondered whether the friend who his uncle lived with was Lawrence's close romantic friend Edgar and couldn't wait to find out. He would tell Nelson about it when he got to work the next day. He wanted to find out if Lawrence was an omega and whether h