Daniel Deronda Chapter 21

In which the young lady Gwendolen Harleth returns to her family estate burdened by unforeseen financial adversity, confronting the harsh realities of diminished circumstances and the uneasy prospect of her future. As she confides in her mother and contemplates various avenues of hope and self-reliance, a note to a certain Herr Klesmer represents both a plea for counsel and a flicker of resolve amidst mounting uncertainty.