Description

In a moon‑lit night of whispered goodbyes, a young woman stands on the brink of an unwanted destiny, while a devoted confidant tries desperately to shield her from ruin. Their secret conversation, set against the backdrop of a remote moor and a distant lodge, reveals a tangled web of family duty, financial control, and the yearning for freedom. The tension between hope and resignation crackles as she wrestles with the prospect of being sent away to an isolated estate, far from any familiar comfort.

Meanwhile, her companion, a steady yet anxious voice, urges patience and strategy, seeing a possible advantage in the very isolation that threatens to crush her spirit. The scene is alive with the contrast of a distant revelry—lively reels echoing through the night—against the intimate, desperate dialogue of two souls caught in a precarious bargain. Listeners are drawn into a world where love, obligation, and the lure of a hidden fortune intertwine, setting the stage for a gripping struggle that promises both danger and unexpected possibility.

Details

Language

Duration

~15 hours (914K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-12-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53744