The Warden Chapter VIII - Plumstead Episcopi

In which the reader is invited to Plumstead Episcopi, where the archdeacon and his wife engage in a lively exchange over family affairs and the prospects of a certain young suitor, while the household presents a picture of clerical comfort and varied youthful dispositions. Meanwhile, the archdeacon receives a lengthy legal opinion that promises a complicated battle over church benefices, stirring his hopes and affirming his resolve in the cause he has embraced.