Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 2 - Home from Greenland

In which two young maiden friends, each with her differing hopes and humble yet earnest schemes, set forth upon a warm October day to the market town of Monkshaven, where the harbour’s stirring promise is made manifest by the homecoming of a whaling ship from Greenland. The scene is filled with a mixture of quiet anticipation and tender personal hopes, as the girls partake in the bustling yet subdued life of their seaside community, casting their thoughts upon cloaks, sweethearts, and the uncertain fortunes of those at sea.