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Dramatic Tale of Arthur Hetherington on the Eastern Shore
A narrator recalls a Gothic drama set on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Arthur Hetherington, a cold heir, falls for Eleanor Hairston after a chance meeting at Ocean View. Their courtship unfolds amid wealth, intellect, and ambition, leading to betrothal and looming change as he plans a life beside her.
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Accomac
Virginis
Cape Charles
Caliben
Atiel
Hare
Lieirs¢on
Tord
Ggurea
Gard
Thia
Arthur
Hetherington
Calvert
George
Arthur Hetherington
Europa
William and Mary College
Virginia
George [Ietherington
London
Arthur Sletherington
Williamsburg
Fauquier
Ocean View
Wormit
Eleanor Hairston
Marama
Mrs. Hairston
Firston
Mairston
Voltaire
D'Alembert
Ing
Hairstons
Eleanor
Misa Hairston
Gill
Hairaton House