We meet Miss Lucretia Lane as she is dressing for her marriage to Captain Francis Reynolds of the British Merchant Service. Though he loves her truly, she has severe misgivings. She goes through with the wedding in spite of this, but refuses to live with her new husband, and cannot be enticed or cajoled to do so. Then on the day the Captain is scheduled to ship out, she receives word that he has been gravely injured and his dying request is to see his wife. She flies to his side... and thus begins an adventure spanning eight years - love, loathing, shipwreck, love lost, and redemption. (Summary by P. Cunningham and Nadine Eckert-Boulet)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter I, The Wedding
28:33 - Chapter 2
Chapter II, The Medical Certificate
27:58 - Chapter 3
Chapter III, Trapped
35:40 - Chapter 4
Chapter IV, A Change of Mind
34:11 - Chapter 5
Chapter V, The Wreck
41:34 - Chapter 6
Chapter VI, The Fisherman
37:18 - Chapter 7
Chapter VII, The Boat's Crew
33:20 - Chapter 8
Chapter VIII, Conversations and Confidences
32:20 - Chapter 9
Chapter IX, The Chase
34:55 - Chapter 10
Chapter X, Two Graves
32:01 - Chapter 11
Chapter XI, The Chanticleer
39:54 - Chapter 12
Chapter XII, After Eight Years
33:04 - Chapter 13
Chapter XIII, At Ramsgate
34:43 - Chapter 14
Chapter XIV, A Rescue
38:06 - Chapter 15
Chapter XV, Mr. Goodhart Offers Marriage
48:50 - Chapter 16
Chapter XVI, Husband and Wife
38:42