02318cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500140014326400510015730000470020833600260025533700260028133800360030750000310034350802090037452011130058353400630169665300370175965300390179665300270183585600560186285600430191899900190196169006UtSlPG20260610134609.0mcr n260607r20221923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aJohns, Orrick,d1887-194610aBlindfold 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-09-18  aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Blindfold" by Orrick Johns is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the intricacies of human relationships and societal expectations through the lives of its characters, primarily focusing on Ellen Sydney, a resilient woman navigating the complexities of her role within the Meadowburn family and her relationship with a young boy, Potter Osprey.   At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Ellen as she tends to a burgeoning garden in her new home, highlighting her connection to nature and nurturing qualities. We see glimpses of the Meadowburn household, where Ellen serves almost as a member yet is treated as a servant. Her interactions with Potter Osprey reveal a budding friendship marked by both innocence and the burdens of maturity, as they discuss school, life, and aspirations amidst the backdrop of their respective social statuses. As the narrative unfolds, themes of loyalty, societal roles, and hidden desires begin to loom over their interactions, setting the stage for future conflicts and emotional challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Lieber & Lewis, 1923  aIllegitimate children -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aMiddle West -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/blindfold00john/page/n540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69006  c109805d109805