When Jasper Leigh calls on Professor Hunt to ask for his daughter, Mary's, hand in marriage, the Professor tells him that the girl is too young. He also tells Jasper that Mary believes her mother dead, but that she had eloped with another ...See moreWhen Jasper Leigh calls on Professor Hunt to ask for his daughter, Mary's, hand in marriage, the Professor tells him that the girl is too young. He also tells Jasper that Mary believes her mother dead, but that she had eloped with another man. Leigh encounters a ragged and worn woman, who proves to be Mary's mother. Leigh tells Mrs. Hunt that Mary thinks her mother is dead and reveres her name. After three years Professor Hunt consents to Mary's marriage to Leigh. On the day of the ceremony, Mary's dress is delivered by a seamstress, who is really her mother. The wedding is solemnized and Mrs. Hunt sees it from the hall unseen by Professor Hunt and the others. Her heart is breaking because she cannot fill her true place as a mother beside her daughter. As she starts to leave the house, she encounters the Professor, her husband. He recognizes her; his love overcomes all and he gathers her in his arms. Written by
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