"The Apple Tree,"both ofwhich take place in the Devonshire countryside.The former features the relationship between a young girl,Paisance,and the man she falls in love with,Zachary Pearse.Tragically,Paisance,as she watches her love sail away on a voyage that she was forbidden by her grandfather to join,trips and falls from the edge ofa cliff to her death.In"The Apple Tree,"a man returnsafter twenty-six years to Devon,where he had deserted a relationship with a farm girl in order to pursue a wife of greater social status.Thestory focuses on theremorse that he feels about his past choice as well as the guilt that he 10 experiences upon discovering that the farm girl had committed suicide soon after he had left many yearsago.Sanford Sternlicht called "The Apple Tree"Galsworthy's"most finely crafted,most symbolic,and most poetic tale."Other stories are character portraitsor mood pieces such as"Spindleberries."Hecreated his visions in minute detail,imbuinga strong sense of atmosphere and character.In general,Galsworthy's stories tend to center more on charactersand their environment rather than plot.In many of his stories,Galsworthy empathizes with characters whoare anappreciated by society for their kindness and humanity.Those who are depicted as most admirable are individuals who recognize goodness and beauty in others.For instance.in The "The Apple Tree," both of which take place in the Devonshire countryside. The former features the relationship between a young girl, Paisance, and the man she falls in love with, Zachary Pearse. Tragically, Paisance, as she watches her love sail away on a voyage that she was forbidden by her grandfather to join, trips and falls from the edge of a cliff to her death. In "The Apple Tree," a man returns after twenty-six years to Devon, where he had deserted a relationship with a farm girl in order to pursue a wife of greater social status. The story focuses on the remorse that he feels about his past choice as well as the guilt that he experiences upon discovering that the farm girl had committed suicide soon after he had left many years ago. Sanford Sternlicht called "The Apple Tree" Galsworthy's "most finely crafted, most symbolic, and most poetic tale." Other stories are character portraits or mood pieces such as "Spindleberries." He created his visions in minute detail, imbuing a strong sense of atmosphere and character. In general, Galsworthy's stories tend to center more on characters and their environment rather than plot. In many of his stories, Galsworthy empathizes with characters who are unappreciated by society for their kindness and humanity. Those who are depicted as most admirable are individuals who recognize goodness and beauty in others. For instance, in The 10’