A lover of animals and nature, Beatrice Hathaway always felt more comfortable in the open air than in the ballroom. And although she had spent more than one Season in London, the beautiful and freedom-loving Beatrice never once experienced feelings for one of the gentlemen, and resigned herself to the fate of an old maid. Captain Christopher Phelan, while in the heat of the Crimean War, corresponded in his free time with the beautiful, golden-haired Prudence Mercer. However, he does not know that the girl who is writing to him is actually Prudence's best friend, Beatrice Hathaway. Returning home to Hampshire, it becomes clear to Christopher that his military experience has changed him forever. Translation was carried out on the website Curator: FräuleinThe translation was carried out by: book lover, Gossamer, Amica, Elfni, Lark , katusha, Veseya, Janina, Nyurochek, Karmenn, Marigold, Lovepolly, lestatBeta-reading, proofreading: Moskvichka, Nara, FräuleinFile preparation: Maria Shirinova, FräuleinThe text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.