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So far so good! At the outset, I was initially concerned with the turn the story would take, what, with one of the early end notes comparing the story to Pamela (story of a servant constantly being harassed by her employer until she marries him) because Jane will supposedly marry her “Master” (whatever that may mean in this story). But her recognizing and condemning the abuse and suffering she’s gone through, as well as the suffering of others, has warmed me more to the story’s potential.

And I’m here for Jane/Helen