Beyond Part 2 Chapter 6

In which a young woman tenderly tends to her husband's intoxicated state, concealing his weakness with quiet care and a resolute veil of propriety, whilst wrestling with the strange mixture of pity and courage his condition evokes in her. Meanwhile, the arrival of a visitor stirs uneasy confrontations and reflections on love, control, and the delicate barriers that hold their lives from unraveling under the brooding warmth of an early summer's day.