Our Mutual Friend Book 2 Chapter 6 - A Riddle without an Answer

In which we observe two lifelong companions in their newly furnished chambers, engaged in a candid and somewhat whimsical discourse on friendship, mystery, and the curious domestic virtues embodied by a miniature kitchen set. The entrance of a resolute youth and his ardent schoolmaster introduces a stern and uneasy confrontation that lays bare uneasy social ambitions and protective concerns, all seen through the filtered lens of witty indifference and quiet affection.