Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
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You are Nora Worth, spinning and weaving with your sister Hannah below Brudenell Hall, where the heir Herman Brudenell is marking his return from years abroad. Hannah warns you to expect nothing more than a landlord's courtesy, but at the tenants' festival Herman singles you out, dances with you twice, and lingers past what his mother allows. Reuben Gray, waiting years to marry Hannah, warns that rank separates the hut from the Hall. By morning Herman is at your door, asking to come in and warm his hands.
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