An Englishman travelling alone on a small Greek island at the height of summer makes the acquaintance of a young woman, Ruth Forbes, and her older travelling companion, Mrs. Keller. It soon strikes him that the relationship between the two women is not merely an uncomfortable one; it has in it something ominous and, indeed, sinister. He gradually discovers that Ruth is being held in a sort of emotional bondage. How he succeeds in releasing her from this bondage and in giving her some kind of love, which she very desperately ...
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An Englishman travelling alone on a small Greek island at the height of summer makes the acquaintance of a young woman, Ruth Forbes, and her older travelling companion, Mrs. Keller. It soon strikes him that the relationship between the two women is not merely an uncomfortable one; it has in it something ominous and, indeed, sinister. He gradually discovers that Ruth is being held in a sort of emotional bondage. How he succeeds in releasing her from this bondage and in giving her some kind of love, which she very desperately needs, forms the theme of a tale that is near-tragic in its suspense and beauty.
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