SilenceEtchedOnAWall commented on Hortensia, or, The Distressed Wife by Elizabeth Bonhote
Into Vol 2/2 and it's starting to drag a bit, series of letters that are just back and forth complaints and assurances with little plot progression.
Funny how these characters who are down on their luck always seem to find an adorable, multi-room pastoral 'cottage' with a well tended garden and beautiful flowers that just happens to be within their budget lol. And a devoted servant who not only agrees to work for free, they offer up their life savings. :\