Captain Christopher Phelan has been corresponding with the beautiful golden-haired Prudence Mercer while he was away fighting in the Crimean War. What he doesn't know, however, is that the woman who wrote to him is actually Prudence's best friend, Beatrix Hathaway. Upon his return home to Hampshire, it becomes clear that Christopher's experiences in war have changed him."Ella alberga un anhelo secreto. Como buena amante de la naturaleza y de los animales, Beatrix Hathaway siempre se ha sentido ms? cm?oda al aire libre que en un saln? de baile. Aunque ha asistido a varios actos sociales en Londres y posee una belleza cls?ica y un espr?itu libre, Beatrix nunca se ha enamorado ni sabe lo que es que la cortejen formalmente. Habr ?llegado el momento de que la Hathaway menos convencional se conforme con un hombre ordinario sl?o para evitar permanecer soltera?"--P. [4] of cover.