by JOHN GALSWORTHY dramatised for radio by JANE BEESON with and ' To starve oneself emotionally is a mistake. If you speak of emotion to the English, they are shocked. They're afraid of passion, but not of lust - as long as they can keep it secret.' Galsworthy's short story, written in 1916 when he was living on Dartmoor, is based on a local legend. A young undergraduate, on holiday in Devon, becomes fascinated by a simple country girl. He plans to take her back with him to London but a chance meeting with friends of his own kind forces him to think more deeply about the implications of what he is doing.
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