Shirley Chapter 6 - Coriolanus Part 1

In which the gentle Caroline Helstone, a lovely but somewhat neglected pupil, endeavours to master the stern and exacting lessons of her Belgian cousin Hortense, while finding solace in the occasional kindness of her cousin Robert Moore amid the lingering shadows of her family’s troubled history. A day unfolds in the humble cottage, marked by quiet struggles, quaint foreign customs, and the tender, hopeful exchanges that brighten the gloom of a rainy English afternoon.