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Aftermath of the Old Regime in the Pennington household
In the Pennington family a once rich line now endures poverty and decline. Mrs. Pennington laments lost status and fears for her daughter Hattie who toils between suppressed pride and future prospects. Henry Wayland proposes, stirring a clash over pedigree, class, and marriage, as Hattie struggles with a bleak, restless nights and a moonlit walk toward an uncertain future.
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Hattie
Sarah
Mrs. Pennington
Mumma
Pennington
Mamma
Emily
Aunt Emily
Elattin
Willie
Thome
Colonel Lindsay
Nuithinn
Wayland
Hutte
Mrs. Penhington
West
Henry Wayland
Chia
Renily
Haman i
Worman