A Son at the Front Chapter XX

In which Campton rediscovers a transcendent joy in his painting while immersing himself in the eclectic and subversive milieu of Mrs. Talkett’s drawing-room, where art, society, and war mingle in curious and often paradoxical ways. His encounter with old acquaintances and the shifting faces of those around him reveal a delicate balance of defiance, escapism, and unspoken weariness beneath the spirited façades.