A Bevy of Girls

An admired young teacher at a continental boarding school faces a painful choice when family illness compels her to abandon her lively charges and career. The narrative follows her affectionate farewells with pupils of diverse backgrounds, the tug between professional fulfillment and filial duty, and her return to a modest English household where domestic expectations and social contrasts await. Episodes among the girls and neighboring families sketch differing prospects and amusements, while recurring tensions explore sacrifice, social obligation, gendered roles, and the costs of subordinating personal ambition to family responsibility.