The Nebuly Coat · Chapter
Epilogue explained
Lieutenant Ennefer, sailing past Cullerne, notes the tower's absence and later learns of its collapse.
What happens
Lieutenant Ennefer, sailing past Cullerne, notes the tower's absence and later learns of its collapse. The tower is rebuilt at Lady Blandamer's expense, with a brass plate honoring Lord Blandamer's death in rescue efforts. Edward Westray is appointed co-trustee and guardian of the heir.
Themes in this chapter
Decay and Preservation
The tower's collapse and subsequent rebuilding highlight the tension between ruin and restoration.
The Past and Memory
The brass plate and reconstruction serve as acts of remembrance for Lord Blandamer's sacrifice.
Characters to notice
- Lieutenant Ennefer
Sails past Cullerne and observes the tower's absence.
- Lord Blandamer
Died in the tower collapse while rescuing others; memorialized on a brass plate.
- Mr. Westray
Entrusted with rebuilding the tower and appointed co-trustee and guardian.
- Miss Anastasia Joliffe
Now Lady Blandamer; funded the tower's reconstruction.
Key passages
“It was then he logged that Cullerne Tower was not to be seen, though the air was clear and the ship but six miles from shore.”
He recorded in his log that the tower was invisible despite clear weather and being only six miles offshore.
Lieutenant Ennefer's observation of the tower's absence.
“It had been rebuilt at the sole charge of Lady Blandamer, and in the basement of it was a brass plate to the memory of Horatio Sebastian Fynes, Lord Blandamer, who had lost his own life in that place whilst engaged in the rescue of others.”
Lady Blandamer paid entirely for the reconstruction, and a brass plaque in the basement commemorates Lord Blandamer, who died there saving others.
Details of the tower's rebuilding and memorial.