A Dream Came True

No one could envy her position

As Lady Manderly's companion, Jemima responded cheerfully to her eccentric whims and demands. But then Jemima Mason was capable of coping with almost anything.

The exception was her employer's nephew, Professor Alexander Cator, who went out of his way to provoke Jemima. "You'll never set the world on fire," he said, mocking her plainness.

And though his words stung her. Alexander occupied her thoughts more and more.