Valerie wasn't in a very happy situation -- not fit enough to work, and clearly unwanted by the relatives with whom she had been living.
But in impetuously accepting the proposal of a man she scarcely knew, wasn't she in danger of jumping out of the frying pan into the fire?
Hero: Nigel Hanson
Heroine: Valerie Eaton
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