The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight Chapter 11

In which the gentle constancy of the vicar’s patient spirit contrasts sharply with Mrs. Morrison’s fiery determination to uphold order and propriety in the village of Symford, as a new, youthful presence stirs an unforeseen quiet rebellion with her generous and impulsive charity. The quiet rhythm of the parish’s Sunday observance is gently disrupted by a children’s party that sets local tongues wagging and brings into relief the differing temperaments of those who seek to shape the community’s soul.