Summary

While dating Louisa, Arthur also occasionally visits a woman in a neighboring town. The woman’s name is Jane MacFarlane, and she is a dressmaker. Arthur likes both women, although he views Louisa as somewhat mysterious, especially regarding her questions about Jack. One day, when visiting Louisa in the library, he feels himself suddenly overcome with love for her, and he says that he wishes they could get married. The narrative then suddenly shifts ahead several decades. Louisa is on a train to London, Ontario to see a heart doctor. She sees in the newspaper that there will be a special ceremony to honor a group of long-deceased labor reformers called the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and that one of the speakers will be a union spokesman coincidentally named Jack Agnew. Louisa goes to her doctor’s appointment, after which she considers attending the commemoration ceremony...