An Old Man's Love Chapter 1 - Mrs Baggett

In which Mr Whittlestaff, a gentleman of fifty with a gentle disposition, weighs the responsibilities and proprieties of taking into his home Mary Lawrie, the recently bereaved step-daughter of his late friend. Through the eyes of his shrewd housekeeper, Mrs Baggett, we observe the delicate negotiations of household harmony and the quiet transformations that come with new arrivals at Croker’s Hall.