The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 73

In which the lively and resolute Catherine asserts her influence in Margaret’s household, driving away unwelcome soldiers and tending lovingly to the infant Gerard, while a tender domestic peace settles amidst the quiet stirrings of maternity. The narrative gently contrasts the humble joys of home with the lofty and forbidding Alps beyond, setting the stage for the entwined paths of cloistered restraint and heartfelt passion.