Twilight Sleep Chapter 22

In which Manford finds himself stirred by the sudden vitality of the American spring and sets out on a contemplative walk that leads to a fortuitous encounter with the resolute and robustly fashioned Mrs Toy. Returning to the quiet domestic scene of Cedarledge, he welcomes the comfort of familiar faces and simple pleasures, content to bask in the ease of his indifference and the fleeting distraction of a charming acquaintance.