The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 96

In which Peregrine Pickle’s earnest remonstrance with the ungracious Sir Steady Steerwell leads to his exclusion from court favour and the cruel imputation of insanity, setting him adrift amid financial straits and social neglect. Yet, amidst the tempest of indignation and despair, a lady of quality, moved by past acquaintance and genuine goodwill, visits him to find his mind clear and his spirit undiminished, offering assistance and provoking in him a renewed but guarded stir of affection.