Emma Ruskin's flat-mates are amazed when she suddenly abandons her teaching career to become a governess. But Emma, restless and disillusioned with life -- and love -- is desperate for a complete change. She finds it in ample amount at Long Hempdon, the country estate of rich industrialist Herbert Akroyd, with its lifestyle of aristocratic formality, luxury and servants: far removed from her east-end upbringing and cheerfully chaotic flat-share. Instead,...