WASHINGTON SQUARE (OBW 4)

"When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is
very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no
one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in
Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the
1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must
have her father's permission, and Dr Sloper is a rich man. One day Catherine
will have a fortune of 30,000 dollars a year ..."