The Europeans Chapter 8

In which the intricate social manoeuvres of a summer household reveal themselves through delicate conversations and the subtle tensions between characters, amongst whom the Baroness Münster exerts a peculiar influence over the young Clifford Wentworth, encouraging his acquaintance with European ways. The atmospherics of youthful ambition, familial expectation, and whispered confidences unfold softly beneath the canopy of garden evenings and domestic quietude.