Romola Chapter 41 - Coming Back

In which Romola submits herself to the spiritual guidance of Fra Salvestro at Savonarola’s behest, struggling to reconcile her own doubts with a newfound resolve to embrace renunciation and humility. Returning alone to her familiar home amidst the falling snow, she contemplates the sober path before her with a mixture of courage and sombre expectation on this most memorable Christmas-eve.