Shirley Chapter 32 - The Schoolboy and the Wood-Nymph

In which the somber attentions of Mr. and Mrs. Yorke, along with the stern care of a formidable nurse, attend to the grievously wounded Robert Moore amidst the quiet vicissitudes of Briarmains; and in a contrasting scene of youthful contemplation, Martin Yorke encounters a veiled lady in the woods, whose grave inquiries spark a curious exchange upon sickness and the shadow of death. The evening's cool tranquillity is softly disturbed by the mingling of solemn responsibility and the youthful impulse for intrigue, revealing quiet character studies beneath the frost-kissed skies.