
You play Kate Croy, summoned to your father's shabby lodgings to hear that your rich Aunt Maud will take you in only if you give up on him. Between your father's practiced self-pity and your widowed sister's warnings, you learn your aunt already knows about Merton Densher, the journalist you love and cannot yet afford. Merton is waiting by the carriage when you finally leave, for one honest sentence before it carries you off to your aunt's house and whatever terms she has prepared.
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