Return of the Native Book 3 Chapter 3

In which the young Yeobright returns to his native heath, engaging in the arduous task of recovering a lost bucket from a deep well, where he encounters the enigmatic Miss Vye and their interaction kindles a quiet yet potent undercurrent between them. Amidst the austere beauty of the moorland and the sober attentions of his mother, Clym contemplates a new vocation devoted to the education of local youth, even as familial tension grows around his intentions and the shadow of an ill-fated attachment.