I did finish chapter ten. As expected it came in nearly two thousand words short of the intended length. I think it worked in terms of action and did what was needed for the overall plot. I still think it needs something else though, so I will come back to it when it come to editing.
The gap, I think, is somewhere in the relationship between Eloise and Hillier - or possibly between Hillier and his past... these are quite important issues since they may help with the emotional build-up of the chapter. It may be easier to work this in when I look at the book as a whole though, so I'm not overly worried. It's just something I will need to look at again...
