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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 2
In which the good doctor, roused from his rest by a summons to tend a farmer’s broken leg, embarks on a solitary journey across the quiet, frost-bitten landscape to the Bertaux estate, where his gentle attention is met by the capable and candid Mademoiselle Rouault. His visits grow to be a pleasant diversion from his duties at home, stirring unspoken emotions and domestic unease, culminating in a sudden and unexpected sorrow.
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