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Village Inn Talk Turns to Dress and Duty
In a quiet village bar, Miss Tabitha and neighbors debate the two Severne daughters and their governess prospects while a well-dressed horseman, Mr. Aston, arrives. Old concerns about trade, class, and honest industry punctuate a scene of gossip and shifting fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tabitha
Sir John Edendale
Peggy
Severne
Gead
Miss Gay
John
Fo-Thay
Bitha
Mother
Bond
Tabitha
Sean
Mr. Aston
Shoemaker
Mrs. Severne
Montague