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Itis1838andwhilstJohnandDanielcelebratethereprieveoftheTolpuddleMartyrsthenewPoorLawdriveseconomicmigrantsfromSouthernEnglandtothemillintheformofagriculturalworkerJohnHowlettandhisfamilyandshoemakerAbeWhittakerandhisgrandsonWill,whotakesashinetoEsther.HannahhasalsobroughtPeter,afreedslavefromtheformerplantation,toworkinthegardenwhilstRobertisnowanMPandyoungerbrotherWilliam,thefatherofSusannah’seldestchild,isinchargeofthemill.EstherthreatenstotellHannahofherson’sindiscretionunlessherecognizeswhenherindenturesendandloanshermoneyforsisterMartha,stillunemployed.Sheissuccessfulbutwagesarecut,WilliamattemptingtoblamethefactontheCornLaws.HoweverDanielknowsthatWilliamintendstospendthemoneysavedonmoremachinery.JohnHowlettfailstoseethisandrefusestocountenanceDaniel’sproposalthattheyespousetheunionthoughPeterismoresympathetic.暂时没有网友评论该影片
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