Can You Forgive Her? Chapter XX - Which Shall It Be?

In which a Sunday at the Greenow lodging-house sees a small gathering enlivened by Captain Bellfield’s company, his earnest declarations and vivid tales of military service stirring the quietude, while Mrs. Greenow wrestles gently with memories and proprieties. Later, Mr. Cheesacre, with all his rural practicality and hopes for companionship, ventures a formal proposal, only to be abruptly interrupted by the very man whose presence he resents.