The Lovels of Arden Chapter XXXV - Sisters-in-Law

In which Clarissa, prompted by a sense of duty and sincere kindness, visits her brother’s neglected wife in the humble quarters of Paris, bringing with her a beautiful token of affection that momentarily brightens the poor woman’s faded world. The encounter reveals the quiet hardships and distant relations that shadow their lives, touched with an air of tender yet constrained sympathy.