Summer Chapter 7

In which Charity navigates the uneasy hours at the library, caught between her renewed closeness with Lucius Harney and the shadow of others’ disapproval, while a chance encounter with Mr. Miles stirs uneasy reflections on the complexities of their intertwined lives. As evening deepens, she finds herself drawn silently to Harney’s side at Miss Hatchard’s, witnessing his quiet anguish and guarding the fragile image of their bond with a tender, resolute reserve.