The Lovels of Arden Chapter XVIII - Something Fatal

In which Clarissa Lovel, out for an evening walk with her sketch-book, encounters George Fairfax and engages in a fraught yet tender conversation, revealing complex emotions and ties that bind them both. Later, in the quiet of home, her father unbosoms a painful family history, explaining his deep aversion to the Fairfax name and urging Clarissa to sever any acquaintance with George to preserve their honour.