Sketches by Boz Characters Chapter IV - Miss Evans And The Eagle

In which a modest carpenter of neat appearance and humble means courts the industrious Miss Jemima Ivins, and they venture forth one lively evening to the bustling gardens and concert at the Eagle, entangled in the gaiety and occasional rudeness of London’s social throng. Amid the lights and music, a clash of manners and tempers ensues, revealing the spirited passions that simmer beneath genteel façades.