Shirley Chapter 7 - The Curates at Tea Part 2

In which Miss Helstone endeavours to govern the tumult of her own heart amidst the restraint imposed by Mr. Moore’s decided withdrawal, seeking solace in study and the discipline of daily life. She is forthwith beset by a variety of visitors—clergymen and ladies of a certain social station—whose company, though respectable, brings to light her own sense of isolation and the divergence between her inward world and the conventional society that surrounds her.