A Laodicean : A Story of To-day
by Thomas Hardy
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Having accepted the suit of Captain, Paula discovers that his illegitimate son has hatched a plot against Somerset, and so does not go through with the marriage. Instead she finally marries Somerset, but her castle home is burned to the ground, and she remains a Laodicean to the end.
8
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~96 min
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English
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3.6 ★
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