Return of the Native Book 4 Chapter 4

In which a cautious reddleman takes upon himself a silent campaign of nocturnal intervention to deter a young man’s wanderings, stirring uneasy sentiments and unintended consequences upon the moor. Meanwhile, a son, moved by reflections on age and estrangement, contemplates peace-making with his mother, while his wife harbours a troubled aloofness that shadows the prospects of reconciliation.