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The Ordeal of Richard Feverel 35 - Clare’s Marriage
In which a briskly arranged marriage binds young Clare to the unremarkable John Todhunter, under the determined direction of her mother, Mrs. Doria, whose sharp practicalities harshly shape the course of family affairs and suppress the tender protests of those around her. Meanwhile, Richard wrestles with his own troubled sentiments and the inscrutable distance of his father, caught in a web of familial duty, resentment, and unspoken hopes amidst a society steeped in appearances and restrained emotion.
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