Framley Parsonage Chapter XLVI - Lady Lufton's Request

In which the sober duties of bailiffs are noted with a hint of irony, and Lady Lufton extends a gracious yet firm hand of friendship to Mr. Robarts amidst recent troubles, inviting him and his wife to dinner to draw a discreet curtain over past indiscretions. Meanwhile, Miss Robarts finds herself summoned to a poignant meeting with Lady Lufton at Hogglestock, where a tender and momentous proposition is made, gently altering the course of her future and stirring her heart with a mixture of hope, fear, and affection.