The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 77

In which a young gentleman, torn by conflicting passions of love and shame, attempts a reconciliation with his offended mistress by visiting her uncle’s household, only to be met with cold rebuff and firm barriers. Finding himself shunned and affronted, he departs in a tempest of indignation, left to wrestle with the bitterness of his rejection and the resolute pride of his defenders.