Washington Square Chapter 20

In which Catherine resolves to confront her tangled emotions and the pressures of familial expectation by summoning Morris to her parlour, where they share a tender yet anxious exchange about the urgency and consequences of their union. Amidst her fears and his compelling ardour, they confront the formidable obstacle of her father’s disapprobation and the stark reality of conditional inheritance, an issue that casts a somber shadow upon their passionate resolve.