The Small House at Allington Chapter XVI - Mr. Crosbie Meets an Old Clergyman on His Way to Courcy Castle

In which Mr. Crosbie and Bernard Dale depart from the gentle Lily Dale with hearts full of quiet affection and unspoken apprehensions, while Crosbie contemplates the weighty future that awaits him beyond the pleasant countryside. En route, Crosbie pauses in the venerable city of Barchester, where he encounters the kind-hearted yet modest Mr. Harding and gains a glimpse of the solemn traditions and distinguished connections that weave through the cathedral town’s fabric.