The Bath-Chair

In "The Bath-Chair," a tale from E.F. Benson's The Outcast and Other Dark Tales, the Faraday siblings navigate a tense household dynamic. Edmund, a successful yet health-conscious businessman, faces an unsettling decline in his wellbeing, coinciding with sightings of a mysterious figure resembling himself. Meanwhile, his resentful sister Alice, who manages their home, secretly relishes the opportunity to scheme against him.