02260cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500270014226400510016930000470022033600260026733700260029333800360031950000310035550801210038652013340050753400450184165300120188685600430189899900170194117048UtSlPG20260610133410.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGlyn, Elinor,d1864-194314aThe Man and the Moment 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-11-11  aProduced by Stacy Brown Thellend, Suzanne Shell and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Man and the Moment" by Elinor Glyn is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Michael Arranstoun, a wealthy and handsome young man who finds himself entangled in a complicated relationship with Violet Hatfield, whose husband is dying. As the narrative unfolds, Michael's emotional struggles lead him to an unexpected encounter with Sabine Delburg, a seemingly innocent girl seeking freedom from a burdensome engagement.  At the start of the story, Michael is depicted as frustrated and cornered by societal expectations and his own desires. After an intense confrontation with his friend Henry Fordyce about his impending marriage to Violet, it becomes clear that Michael desires an escape from this imminent entrapment. Just as he contemplates drastic solutions to regain his freedom, a series of events leads to Sabine's accidental entry into his life. Her presence offers a surprising distraction, and both characters quickly hatch an unconventional plan to marry—rooted in their mutual need for freedom, but with the looming uncertainty of what such a decision entails. The opening section sets the tone for a tale that intertwines themes of love, freedom, and societal constraints, foreshadowing the delightful chaos that is to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17048  c58436d58436