Wives and Daughters Chapter 29 - Bush-Fighting

In which the quiet domestic life at the Hall is subtly unsettled by Osborne's homecoming and his delicate ill health, while Cynthia wrestles with her restless thoughts and the shadows of her uncertain future. Meanwhile, the interactions between the family and their acquaintances reveal tender affections and unspoken sorrows amid the gentle bustle of daily cares and small social manoeuvres.