Jude the Obscure Part 6 Chapter 11

In which the summer festivals and lively river scenes continue unabated outside Jude’s door, whilst within, his frail body quietly falters and life ebbs away, unnoticed by the bustling world. Arabella, caught between restless distraction and solemn duty, wrestles with the profound stillness that follows, contemplating the poignant contrasts of youth’s revelry and the still shadow of death.