Dombey and Son Chapter 3 - In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department

In which we witness the sombre order and chilling quiet that settles upon the once lively home, as the household contends with grief and the weighty presence of Mr Dombey’s austere authority. The gentle stirrings of affection and loneliness among the children and their caretakers reveal tender, unspoken hopes and the heavy divide within the family’s walls.