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A visit to Italy
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Martha Compton, a poor but attractive young woman, marries Mr. Barnaby, the surgeon and apothecary of Silverton. He is older, and soon Mrs Barnaby is a widow, independently wealthy. In youth she dresses extravagantly, even in mourning. As she enters middle age, she determines to find another husband. Two misadventures land her in debtor's prison, from which she is rescued. At last she marries Mr. O'Donagough, but is again widowed, and finally finds Major Allen, who matches her in duplicity. Going foreward, she opined, "The tender passion had ever been secondary in her heart to a passion for wealth and finery." She is determined to take good care of herself and make a good bargain in remarriage.
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