Determined to change her empty life and escape her controlling father, Harriet Ward sets out across the fells, not sure what her future will be. Her anger fades with distance, and her resolution to keep walking until exhaustion overtakes her, weakens as the weather turns against her. Defeated by her feelings of failure, she turns homeward. Soaking wet and miserable, she takes shelter in the belvedere on her neighbor's property to wait out the worst of the downpour. How long she sat there she did not know. She became ...
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Determined to change her empty life and escape her controlling father, Harriet Ward sets out across the fells, not sure what her future will be. Her anger fades with distance, and her resolution to keep walking until exhaustion overtakes her, weakens as the weather turns against her. Defeated by her feelings of failure, she turns homeward. Soaking wet and miserable, she takes shelter in the belvedere on her neighbor's property to wait out the worst of the downpour. How long she sat there she did not know. She became conscious of a young man speaking with her, but was too stiff and cold to respond. Then he began to undress her. She was powerless to do anything to stop him. Her dress and petticoat fell to her ankles to leave her naked. He took her into his arms. Her life was about to end. Or was this the beginning of a new life for her?
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