The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Vol. III, Chapter 2 - A Scheme of Escape

In which a gentle mother, distressed by the corrupting influence surrounding her young son, resolves to escape their dismal home with him, seeking a safer haven afar where she might earn a modest livelihood through her art. Amidst harsh reproaches and uneasy alliances, she steels her resolve to endure present hardships and to protect her child’s innocence from the world’s bitter scorn and neglect.