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Jennie Gerhardt Chapter 17
In which Jennie Gerhardt finds herself shaken by a sudden and unexpected encounter with Lester Kane, a man of wealth and complicated thoughts who is drawn to her in a manner that defies their social differences. Lester, a man wrestling with modernity's confusing demands and his own restless nature, contemplates a relationship unbound by convention, captivated by Jennie’s rare beauty and spirit amid the humble surroundings of her life.
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