The Way We Live Now Chapter 84 - Paul Montague's Vindication

In which Hetta Carbury, overcome with wounded pride and a sense of betrayal, resolves to sever her connection with Paul Montague upon learning of his continued association with an American woman from his past, despite the earnestness of his subsequent explanation. Meanwhile, her mother, preoccupied with practical concerns for the future, presses upon Hetta the necessity of marriage to secure their familial welfare, revealing the differing views on love and duty between them.