Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3)

After returning from the metropolis to a windswept Cornish estate, a sister and brother confront altered fortunes and household tensions as guardians, a steward, and a chaplain debate the orphaned siblings' future; a new solicitude from an outsider complicates domestic arrangements and the brother reacts grimly. Interwoven with this family drama are extended, picturesque depictions of local landscapes and customs: the church-town of Madron, St. Madron's Well, and village figures such as a hesitant maiden who seeks the well's omen and an eccentric crone who presides over local superstitions, all of which foreground themes of homecoming, uncertainty, and rural tradition.