A Hair-Breadth Escape From The Hearthstone
In a New York region setting Ada Maynard, a rescued beauty, endures hardship after tragedy as she toils for subsistence with a farmer’s family. Dudley, a wealthy young Englishman, offers steady aid, insisting his help may restore her to refinement and dignity amid a harsh cross-cultural encounter.
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Beanner
Mrs. Birch
New York State
John Birch
Ada
Birch
Arthur
Dudley
Ada Maynard and Dudley Exchange Silent Help in Dark Night
In a shadowed doorway Dudley offers aid to Ada Maynard after a tense moment over a bitter disagreement. She thanks him softly and withdraws into the house with trembling hands, while Arthur recoils from his own impetuous impulse. Inside, they gather around a study of old books, including Ada’s earlier inscription in Mandoni’s Promissi Sposi, hinting at a personal past.
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Dudley
Arthur
van Dorn
J. M
Mandoni
Ada V. Maynard
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