The setting is a small English village in the 19th century. When her niece shows up on her doorstep unexpectedly, a quiet spinster finds her life turned upside down. (Summary by Linda Andrus)
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Ch 1 MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT Read by Linda Andrus 9:41
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Ch 2 "AN INVESTMENT, ANYWAY" Read by CrowGirl 10:25
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Ch 3 L'ARGENTVILLE Read by CrowGirl 7:21
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Ch 4 LADY THEOBALD Read by Shiromi 9:49
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Ch 5 LUCIA Read by Jennie Towan 10:50
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Ch 6 ACCIDENTAL Read by Ted Nugent 14:36
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Ch 7 "I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF SLOWBRIDGE" Read by ilianthe 8:50
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Ch 8 SHARES LOOKING UP Read by Susan de Raadt 13:53
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Ch 9 WHITE MUSLIN Read by Amanda Friday 7:28
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Ch 10 ANNOUNCING MR. BAROLD Read by Nigel Boydell 11:52
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Ch 11 A SLIGHT INDISCRETION Read by ToddHW 7:09
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Ch 12 AN INVITATION Read by Susan de Raadt 9:12
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Ch 13 INTENTIONS Read by Jean Bascom 9:25
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Ch 14 A CLERICAL VISIT Read by Delmar H Dolbier 7:20
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Ch 15 SUPERIOR ADVANTAGES Read by Bill Boerst 9:18
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Ch 16 CROQUET Read by Amanda Friday 9:22
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Ch 17 ADVANTAGES Read by Bill Boerst 14:54
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Ch 18 CONTRAST Read by Amanda Friday 6:37
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Ch 19 AN EXPERIMENT Read by ToddHW 10:43
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Ch 20 PECULIAR TO NEVADA Read by Amanda Friday 13:38
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Ch 21 LORD LANSDOWNE Read by Amanda Friday 9:21
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Ch 22 "YOU HAVE MADE IT LIVELIER" Read by Amanda Friday 14:11
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Ch 23 "MAY I GO?" Read by Betty Chen 8:40
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Ch 24 THE GARDEN PARTY Read by Betty Chen 9:01
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Ch 25 "SOMEBODY ELSE" Read by Amanda Friday 9:29
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Ch 26 "JACK" Read by Amanda Friday 8:02
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