Doctor Grimshawe's Secret - Chapter 14

In which a young American gentleman, newly recovered from an unexpected injury, is tenderly received and cared for by the hospitable Warden of an ancient English hospital, whose kindness and learned ease offer a striking contrast to the traveller’s former turbulent life. As Edward Redclyffe takes refuge within the venerable walls and quiet library, he finds himself quietly drawn into a contemplative repose that stirs a wistful yearning for the ancestral soil and its enduring traditions.