Vixen Volume 2 Chapter 8 - On Half Rations

In which Captain Winstanley assumes stewardship of the Squire Tempest estates with a firm resolve to curb financial extravagance, instituting rigorous retrenchments that unsettle the accustomed household order. The quiet authority of his economy reshapes the life at Abbey House, closing doors once open to charity and altering the very spirit of the place, much to the distress of those bound by tradition.