V1London 1803In the cold weather of London, Alice, a young woman who ran from her past, coincidentally meets her lover. She tells him how she got married in secret on the advice of the marchioness, Lady Fitz-Arthur, to a gentleman superior to her and who died prior to the birth of his son. However, according to Alice, her husband's family would not countenance their union on account of their superiority. Alice wanted her whereabouts to be unknown to the marchioness and to her previous connexions. The marchioness was described by people as always being so proud and overbearing, so haughty towards her inferiors, and so bold and forward towards her equals, that not a servant in the house liked her except Alice. She certainly had the beauty of an angel, but people used to say that she had a devil's heart.Eventually, Mackenzie asks Alice to be his wife so he can be...
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