Two on a Tower Chapter 5

In which Lady Constantine anxiously awaits the return of Swithin St. Cleeve, whose mission and astronomical observations preoccupy both their minds, yet a cruel accident shatters his precious object-glass, casting a shadow on their scientific hopes. In the solitude of the column, she discovers the young astronomer asleep and, moved by a delicate sentiment, secretly takes a lock of his hair, revealing a tender glimpse into her quietly stirred heart.