The Woodlanders Chapter 30

In which Melbury’s paternal vigilance is roused to a restless watchfulness over his daughter Grace’s quiet sufferings, as hints of uneasy attachments and unwelcome influences creep subtly into the social fabric around them. The slow turn of seasons mirrors the growing disquiet within Grace’s heart, a tender soul wrestling silently with love, loss, and the pangs of a genteel life to which she feels ill-suited.