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The principal character in the play is a venerable-looking, retired officer of the army— Colonel Challice. His life had been a sad one. His wife, now in the grave, confessed on her deathbed that she had married him out of pique. He had only one child— a daughter— who, he was told, had run away from boarding-school with a young captain, and, believing the story, he had disowned her. The story, however, was false, but the Colonel, who shortly afterwards was stricken with total blindness, was inexorable. Left to her own resources, the poor girl sought occupation as attendant upon elderly persons. She adopted the name of Maud Trevor, and by-and-bye found herself in the employment of her own blind father as reader. Whilst here her secret was discovered by the man's physician (Dr Wicklethwaite), who also ascertained that the story of the girl's elopement was unfounded ; and eventually, through his instrumentality, the Colonel is restored to his daughter and his sight at the same time, and the happiness of all parties concerned is complete. |
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