Return of the Native Book 3 Chapter 6

In which a son, resolved in his purpose but burdened with sorrow, takes leave of his mother and settles upon a lonely dwelling in preparation for a new life, whilst the wild heath braces against a June storm. The clouds of familial estrangement darken a mother’s heart, as visits and conversations reveal quiet struggles of love and disappointment amidst the fluttering hopes of marriage and the restless yearnings of youth.