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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
3
Sophia confronts news of her mother's affairs as Goldmore and the solicitor meet at the library. Percival longs for a Sydney position while Sophia fears financial ruin and clings to hope that Archibald can aid her.
In a chapter scene Goldmore reads a revealing letter from Sophia's mother about wills and family fortune. The note expresses concern for Sophia's future, notes disapproval of her choices, but praises her mild, daughterly conduct and promises each child a share of the estate upon his death.
Sophia Temple and Percival's fraught romance unfolds as she battles class pressures and money fears. A coerced marriage, a sly husband, and a staged rein to love reveal the limits of wealth and wit in a melodramatic tale of fate and theater.
Sophia declares she will earn twelve thousand pounds by giving dancing lessons after planning to return to Australia with Percival. He admits past drunkenness and slander from locals, while she forgives rumors about Mrs Lanigan as they navigate reputations and a fragile future.
Percival finally gains fortune through an uncle’s bequest leaving him fifteen hundred a year. Sophia Temple becomes the sunlit bride after seven years of waiting. Egerton Doolittle gives a speech praising Beppia as the wedding festivities unfold with cheerful toasts.
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