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Jane Field leaves Green River to make a claim on a relative's will which was sent to her in error. When she is mistaken for her sister, Jane assumes her identity in order to gain the whole estate.

Stuck inside while on a holiday, a group of children are entertained by Grandmother's wonderful stories. They include: "Grandma's Story", "Tabby's Tablecloth", "Eli's Education", "Onawandah", "Little Things", "The Banner of Beaumanoir", "The Girl's Ghost", "The Little House In the Garden", "Daisie's Jewel Box and How She Filled It", "Corny's Catamount", "The Cooking Class" and "The Hare and the Tortoise".

This collection is comprised of "The Hermit and the Wild Woman", a strange mystical tale set in medieval Italy; "The Last Asset" on divorce and manipulation; "The Other Two", a brilliant study of a mannerly quadrangle (and considered by many to be Wharton's best); "The Pretext", on love unrequited; and "The Best Man", on politics and the media.