The Permanent Husband Chapter 8

In which Velchaninoff's troubled thoughts are overshadowed by the pitiable plight of young Liza and the erratic behaviour of her reckless father, Pavel Pavlovitch, whose disorderly existence casts a long shadow over their fragile hopes. As illness and despair take hold, Velchaninoff finds himself entangled in anxious efforts to protect the child, confronted by the grim realities of a disordered domestic sphere and his own restless determination.