Bunner Sisters Chapter 12

In which Ann Eliza, burdened by a sincerity hardened through trial, tends to Evelina’s lingering illness with a self-sacrificing devotion that wavers under the strain of unwelcome truths and unspoken fears. The solemn quiet of their shared chamber reveals a profound estrangement born not only of infirmity but of spiritual separation, as Evelina’s conversion to Catholicism quietly erects an impassable barrier between the sisters.