A Journal of the Plague Year Part 24

In which the sombre terror of the plague’s relentless march is suddenly and wondrously arrested by a mysterious and divine abatement, causing multitudinous hearts to lift from despair to praise. The city’s streets, once shadowed by dread, become scenes of astonished joy and thankful voices, as the sick begin to recover and neighbours greet each other with a new and tender familiarity.