All Along the River Chapter 10 - Of The Weak My Heart Is Weakest

In which Colonel Disney grows protective over his wife Isola against the unwelcome attentions of a certain gentleman, leading to a cooling of relations with their social acquaintances, whilst a fragile new life binds them tightly amid the tender yet difficult recovery from Isola’s perilous childbirth and subsequent illness. Meanwhile, amidst changing seasons and village disputes, the household at the Angler’s Nest enjoys calm domesticity, as lively parish engagements and social contrasts subtly unfold around them.