Sophie loved Edmund, *ut he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Oct**ius. Years later, Edmund ret**ns with his son, William. Sophie*#39;s daughter, Marguerite, and William fall in love. Marguerite*#39;s sister, Marianne, also loves William. Timothy, a lowly carpenter, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight, and flees to New Zealand. William deserts inadve...