Barnaby Rudge Chapter 43

In which Mr Haredale maintains a solitary, resolute vigil in a gloomy house, harbouring a deep and silent anticipation while the city stirs with restless crowds and clamorous cries of “No Popery.” A chance and charged meeting in Westminster Hall brings old acquaintances into uneasy confrontation amid surging voices and jeering mobs, culminating in a tense and fiery exchange that reveals the tumultuous divides beneath polite society.