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Walter Herries establishes himself in Keswick and constructs an imposing property overlooking Uldale, further encroaching upon the peaceful lives of Jennifer and the children. Adam resolves to go after a profession in London, much to his mother's displeasure. He fulfills the Chartist campaigner Caesar Kraft and lives with him and his girl Margaret. On a visit to the administrative centre, Elizabeth Herries chooses the opportunity to break free from her unhappy life, but is finally pursued by John. Uhland Herrries' obsession with and hatred of John Herries grows up amidst self-contempt and scorn for his daddy. The eagerly anticipated Chartist procession comes to a tragic end for both Adam and Margaret while the confrontation that Uhland dreams and John dreads comes to reality and will scar the family for the next 30 years. Speculation that Judith will reach her 100th birthday is rife, but the feud still is out there, and the frame of mind of the younger generation seems to predict that it could continue as devil-may-care Benjamin - boy of Elizabeth and John - and Ellis - Will's youngster, and struggling to connect with his thoughts - meet in London. In the mean time, the stunning, tempestuous and determined Vanessa grows up to maturity in Cumberland.
