The Woodlanders Chapter 28

In which the restless surgeon Fitzpiers takes long, weary rides to a distant abbey where Mrs. Charmond resides, stirring a mild and languid jealousy in his wife Grace, who after a time finds solace in the simple, honest presence of Giles Winterborne amidst the autumnal bounty of the Vale. As Grace contemplates the complexities of affection and social ties, she and Winterborne share a moment of uneasy familiarity, both marked by unspoken tensions and memories shaped by the presence of others.