The Heart of Mid-Lothian Volume 1 Chapter 20

In which the tender and sorrowful meeting between two sisters, confined within the gloomy walls of the Tolbooth, lays bare the heavy burdens of shame and despair that weigh upon them both, as they cling together in mutual comfort amidst the harsh realities of justice and imprisonment. Even the hardened jailer, touched by their grief, shows a faint glimmer of compassion, while Jeanie’s steadfast spirit strives to glean any hope or consolation for her beloved sister’s troubled heart.