Abigail worked hard for a living. And she expected to continue, for no man had shown signs of wanting to marry her -- least of all the mysterious Professor Dominic van Wijkelen. Certainly he admired her nursing skills: he asked her to take on his private cases, which took Abigail from London to Holland and then Spain. But all he seemed to feel for her was an intense dislike. Did he not trust women? Was she too plain? Whatever the answer, what could Abigail do about it?
