The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel

A middle aged schoolmaster unexpectedly inherits money and a title. Walking through a park he finds a young girl weeping - she's a harem girl who has been brought to London for an arranged marriage, and has run away. Not knowing what else to do, Sir Marcus brings her to his home. The characters go through heartbreak and tragedy in the transition, but story takes you on the writer’s journey from being a solitary intellectual schoolteacher to a rich world traveler marrying a hot looking girl half his age.