Sketches by Boz Our Parish Chapter VII - Our Next-Door Neighbour

In which the curious art of discerning character through the countenances of door knockers leads to a thoughtful investigation of the peculiarities and troubles of various lodgers occupying a modest London house next door. Among these visitors, the quiet suffering and proud privations of a poor mother and her ailing son quietly unfold, revealing the tender struggles of hardship and the gentle passage of life’s final moments.