The Man Who Laughs Part I, Book the Third, Chapter V - Misanthropy Plays its Pranks

In which a weary child, wandering cold and hungry on a stormy night, encounters the solitary philosopher Ursus and finds shelter and reluctant kindness within his humble caravan. The fragile kinship between the rescued boy and a foundling infant kindles a tender moment of peace amid the harshness of the world, illuminated only by the flickering fire and the watchful guardian.