The Lady and the Lawyer

When Caroline Hedley, an unpaid spinster governess for her cousin's children, is asked to pay a visit to her aunt Hepsibah, she is inclined to refuse of bad blood between her family and her aunt. There is something decidedly smoky going on at Puck Hall, however, so Caro agrees to go to Puck Hall. There she finds Aunt Sibby is dying. The old woman has put her trust in a steward and a housekeeper who seem more anxious for her death than they should be. Indeed, if Caro were a suspicious sort of person, she might think of poison. Bewildered by the plots and schemes of the servants, and horrified to learn the extent of her aunt's wickedness, Caro is in danger of losing her own soul. Will she fall in with their plan to kill the old woman, or can she save herself with the help of the good people of High Fielding and a handsome barrister with a penchant for rescuing lost and unwanted creatures?