by Thomas Hardy, adapted for radio in ten parts by Desmond Hawkins
with Paul Rogers, Meg Wynn Owen
'She said she wanted to go on a journey in search of some relative whom she'd not seen for many years. She did not tell me that this "relative" was her legal husband - if he was still alive.'
Other parts: Constance Chapman, Edgar Harrison, David Sharp, David Hyde, Brian Harding
Music by Vaughan Williams
Produced by BRIAN MILLER
Repeated: Tuesday, 3.0 p.m.