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A kidnapping upsets the residents of a small suburban town, particularly Ella, who has been receiving threatening phone calls and accusations about their daughter from her aloof husband. And she also believes that she saw a cloud of dust at a deserted house on the day of the kidnapping.

Fanny was a orphan who had been bought up at Darkwater by her Uncle and Aunt. She in turn, was now looking after two relatives, Olivia and Marcus. Fanny had previously dreamed of going to work in the Crimea, but now she dedicated her full attention to Olivia and Marcus.

Matilda Duncastle determines to raise sons in the tradition of her forebears - as heroic men of military might and valor.