The Beggar Man

The narrative follows Faith Ledley, a small, timid young woman who begins work in a blouse factory and becomes close to a blunt colleague, Peg Fraser. Faith's sudden marriage to a man named Nicholas Forrester provokes suspicion among co-workers who believe he is the hard employer Scammel, and tension arises from that misidentification. Forrester responds by arranging practical help for Faith's household and schooling for her younger sisters while Faith endures shock and nervous prostration; relationships are tested as loyalty, class perception, and misunderstandings shape the couple's attempts to adjust to changed circumstances.