Coast of Bohemia Chapter 3

In which the young and somewhat somber Ludlow, a student of art, stumbles upon a tender domestic scene amid the Fine Arts Department, where a fiery young girl named Cornelia and her gentle mother reveal their quiet aspirations and anxieties through a small exhibition of drawings. Observing this tableau, Ludlow reflects with a blend of foreign insight and kindly English reserve on the nature of artistic instruction and the earnest hopes of youth.