The Mill on the Floss Book the 4th Chapter II - The Torn Nest is Pierced by the Thorns

In which the Tulliver family endures the heavy weight of adversity that has unsettled their once orderly life, leaving its members to grapple with silent despair and the austere demands of honour and economy. The tender bonds between Maggie and her parents persist amid the prevailing gloom, as each character bears the slow, weary burden of diminished fortunes and the constriction of hopes.