After the sisters fled, Arabella was left alone with her father. In the vicarage, a cold, unfeeling tyrant, love, fun, music - everything that fills life with joy - is prohibited. And Viscount Hadley was so gentle and attentive, he offered her his hand and heart, but demanded to prove his love. And Arabella proved it, and the Viscount disappeared. Soon the girl realized with horror that she was pregnant. In desperation, deciding to demand protection and help for herself and her unborn child from the culprit of her situation, she went to the Hadley estate...