New England Nun
Louisa Ellis, a woman who has lived alone for many years is somewhat of an eccentric. She keeps her house meticulously clean, wears multiple aprons, and eats from her nicest china every day. She has an old dog named Caesar who she keeps chained up because he bit a neighbor fourteen years ago. (Freeman, 1891)
Louisa promised Joe Dagget fifteen years ago that she would marry him when he returned from his fortune-hunting adventures in Australia, and now that he has returned it is time for her to fulfill her promise.
During their time apart Louisa had changed and she became set in her own ways. She developed a routines that comforted her. She never thought of marrying anyone other than Joe, though she never missed him in his absence. She felt at peace with her life. Joe also changed. He saw in Louisa the same beautiful girl he left, but the love he had felt before was felt now for another. (Freeman, 1891)
That night Louisa overheard Joe confessing his love for another. Louisa had witnessed Joe's true feelings, giving her the courage to break their engagement.
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