Two on a Tower Chapter 11

In which Lady Constantine wrestles with her growing emotions for the young astronomer Swithin St. Cleeve, seeking to restrain herself within the boundaries of propriety and to protect both their futures by fostering a suitable match for him. Meanwhile, a somber revelation delivered by Mr. Torkingham brings to her a poignant and irrevocable change in her circumstances, casting her in the quiet solitude of a widow’s path.