The Last Chronicle of Barset Chapter XVIII - The Bishop of Barchester is Crushed

In which the resolute Mr. Crawley confronts the bishop and Mrs. Proudie with an unyielding spirit over the troubling charges that weigh upon his clerical standing, asserting the limits of episcopal authority with a manner both austere and dignified. We follow him then on a long and wearisome journey homeward, his thoughts as heavy as his footsteps, yet buoyed by the small triumphs of this austere encounter.