Return of the Native Book 5 Chapter 6

In which the brooding presence of autumnal Egdon Heath frames Clym's restless attempts to bridge the gulf between himself and his estranged wife, whilst his cousin Thomasin provides a gentle but uneasy confidante to his mounting doubts. Meanwhile, whispered suspicions and tender domestic unease stir in the air around Wildeve and Thomasin, hinting at unseen tensions lurking beneath their quiet hearth.