Lady Ludlow is the undisputed mistress of Hanbury Court and a staunch opponent of any change to the social order into which she was born. She refuses to maintain any servant who can read or write, and she argues that the lower levels have no rights, just responsibilities. However, the winds of change are sweeping through Hanbury. Mr. Horner wants to educate the residents for economic reasons, whereas the vicar, Mr. Gray, wants to build a Sunday school for religious grounds. Lady Ludlow, however, is not as strict as she appears.
We cannot speak loudly or angrily at such times; we are not apt to be eager about mere worldly things, for our very awe at our quickened sense of the nearness of the invisible world, makes us calm and serene about the petty trifles of today.
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