The Benefactress - Chapter 4

In which the gentle humours and small vexations of family travel unfold as Anna, Susie, Letty, and Miss Leech journey to Germany to arrange matters of inheritance, each harbouring private hopes and vexations beneath the surface of their companionship. The charms of foreign landscapes and the sober realities of legal formalities intertwine with the subtle tensions and reflections that only close quarters and long hours together can reveal.