Adam Bede Chapter 13 - Evening in the Wood

In which young Hetty, aflutter with hopeful anticipation, ventures timidly through the twilight woods to encounter Arthur Donnithorne, whose tender words and gentle kiss kindle a moment of innocent enchantment between them. Yet, beneath this fleeting sweetness, Arthur’s conscience wrestles with the impracticalities of their affection, resolving to seek counsel in the sober light of morning to quell the tumult of his heart.