Chapter 17 Summary

On the day of the party, a troopship carrying Jeff Turner, who has been wounded in the war, docks in New York. Feeling the effects of his injuries, he finds a place to stay and then sends for Dr. Francis. When the older man arrives, he prompts Jeff to tell him how he was hurt, but he fails in his attempt to convince Turner to join his practice. As they talk, Francis tells Jeff that Miranda had been asking about him over the summer, and he also reveals that she is now pregnant and married to Van Ryn.

Not long after that, Jeff decides to marry Faith Folger, a woman he has known for some time. He also plans to propose to her on Valentine's Day, but finds himself summoned to Dragonwyck instead when Nicholas appears at his door to ask his help...