The Last Chronicle of Barset Chapter VIII - Mr Crawley is Taken to Silverbridge

In which the weary and tormented Mr. Crawley resists all appeals to attend before the magistrates, his wife Mary striving with gentle constancy to uphold her promise and protect him in the face of crushing adversity. At Silverbridge, amidst the chill of winter and the scrutinising eyes of local worthies, the proceedings unfold with a mixture of compassion and formality, leaving both husband and wife to confront an uncertain fate with a mingling of despair and faint hope.