
BY - LOUISA M. ALCOTT. AUTHOR OF "LITTLE WOMEN," "AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL," "HOSPITAL SKETCHES."
CHAPTER I. - IN A YEAR.
CHAPTER II. - WHIMS.
CHAPTER III. - AFLOAT.
CHAPTER IV. - THROUGH FLOOD AND FIELD AND FIRE.
CHAPTER V. - A GOLDEN WEDDING.
CHAPTER VI. - WHY SYLVIA WAS HAPPY.
CHAPTER VII. - DULL BUT NECESSARY.
CHAPTER VIII. - NO.
CHAPTER IX. - HOLLY.
A storm‑touched evening cloaks a West‑facing room in restless shadows, where a solitary man watches the world beyond his window with a mixture of vigilance and yearning. The heavy, tropical air presses against him until a sudden breeze sweeps in, carrying a hint of distant seas and a fleeting sense of renewal. In that charged moment a striking woman appears, her presence bright and commanding, her eyes flickering through pride, resentment, and tenderness as she confronts the man she has been betrothed to for only a month.
Their exchange crackles with sharp wit and hidden longing, as accusations and apologies tumble between them like the storm outside. She demands his honesty, while he wrestles with a lingering sense of guilt and the desire to reclaim his freedom. The scene sets the stage for a tangled dance of love, jealousy, and the struggle to mend broken trust, inviting listeners to linger in the charged atmosphere of their first confrontation.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (471K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Meredith Bach, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Feb 27, 2009
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1832–1888
Best known for Little Women, she turned the joys and strains of family life into one of the most loved novels in American literature. Her work blends warmth, humor, and hard-earned independence in a way that still feels fresh.
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