The House by the Churchyard Chapter 66

In which a troubled Captain Devereux seeks a quiet audience with the kindly but firm Dr. Walsingham, whose gentle words reveal disappointments and social complexities surrounding his suit to a delicate young lady. The conversation unfolds with a mixture of bitterness and penitence, as Devereux wrestles with his past faults and hopes for a chance at redemption amidst the parson’s tempered compassion.