Cora is intrigued .
Cora is compelled by the possibility of the serpent 's return , but clashes with the local vicar , William Ransome , who is determined to lay superstition to rest in his rural parish .
Cora is intrigued and compelled by the possibility of the serpent 's return , but clashes with the local vicar , William Ransome , who is determined to lay superstition to rest in his rural parish .