Sophie loved Edmund\, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later\, Edmund returns with his son\, William. Sophie's daughter\, Marguerite\, and William fall in love. Marguerite's sister\, Marianne\, also loves William. Timothy\, a lowly carpenter\, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight\, and flees to New Zealand. William deserts inadve...