Pierre BOOK XV

In which Pierre contemplates the offering of hospitality and refuge by his cousin Glen, amidst the melancholy variations in their once ardent boyhood affection, and resolves to accept the unexpected shelter and kindness with a forthright spirit befitting his present trials. The complexities of their once intimate connection, tempered by nuances of unspoken rivalry and the enigmatic shifts in their correspondence, cast a delicate shadow over the practical arrangements for Pierre’s impending sojourn in the city.