Saint's Progress Part 3 Chapter 10

In which Pierson, enveloped in the quiet melancholy of farewell, methodically disposes of the tangible memories of his parish life while reflecting on the nature of suffering and human connection; and amid a chance encounter with the candid painter Lavendie, he confronts the delicate barrier between clerical reserve and open-hearted brotherhood, leading him to a profound decision to relinquish his pastoral charge and seek a new vocation. The episode gently explores the tension between public duty and private grief, underscored by a yearning for authenticity and a reckoning with the limitations imposed by pride and tradition.