After Dark After Dark part 1

In which we find Leah Kerby chronicling the trials and hopeful endurance of her family as her husband, a humble travelling portrait-painter, struggles with a threatening eye illness that forbids him from practising his art and imperils their meagre livelihood. Guided by the kindness of a compassionate local doctor, they reluctantly leave the comfort of their lodgings to seek modest refuge at a country farmhouse, where the warmth of simple rural life offers a gentle contrast to their uncertain future.