All Along the River Chapter 21 - The Woods Are Round Us, Heaped And Dim

In which the sunlit promise of an excursion to San Romolo gives way to a sudden storm and an uneasy solitude for Isola, whose impulsive wanderings and ensuing illness ripple through the household with gentle concern. The quiet attentions and whispered fears of those around her cast a tender, reflective light upon her fragile state, framed by the long shadows of past sorrows and the yearning for new scenes.