Can You Forgive Her? Chapter XXI - Alice Is Taught to Grow Upwards, Towards the Light

In which Alice Vavasor contemplates the uneasy prospect of visiting her distant and grand relatives at Matching Priory, wrestling with feelings of pride and alienation, while her father expounds upon the social advantages of rank and connection. Meanwhile, a candid and somewhat tense meeting with her cousin George brings a resolution to recent estrangements, as he reveals his political ambitions and seeks her friendship and support in a manner both earnest and persuasive.