Villette Chapter 37 - Sunshine Part 1

In which the tender and delicate threads of affection between Paulina and Dr. Bretton quietly gather strength, revealing a sweetness and candour that melt the carefully kept reserve between them. Meanwhile, M. de Bassompierre, touched by a mingling of paternal pride and unease, begins to reckon with the weight of his daughter’s growing womanhood and the hopeful yet daunting prospect of love.