A Biography of Miss HavishamMay 30, 1984Copyright © 1997 Property of Deborah K. Fletcher. All rights reserved.
Miss Havisham was a beautiful child. She had long, blonde hair and clear, blue eyes. Her manners were as pretty as she was. Miss Havisham, who bore the Christian name of Adelaide, was born of a wealthy family. She was a well-educated young lady. She was also proud and spoilt. Even so she was admired by many young men. When Adelaide reached womanhood she met a young man under rather unusual circumstances. She was travelling abroad with a group of young ladies. They were travelling in a carriage on the road to Amsterdam. It was a very dark night and it was raining. The carriage had just passed a wayside inn when one of the wheels of the carriage slipped off the road into a ditch. In an attempt to free the wheel, the driver managed to land the remaining three wheels in the ditch with the first. Realizing that there was no hope of going on, the young ladies left their carriage and made their way back to the inn. When they reached the inn, they found that there was also a group of young gentlemen staying there. They had given up in the attempt to reach Amsterdam until after the storm. Two of these young gentlemen gave up their room so that Adelaide and one of her companions might have it. One of the two was quite dashing and he and Adelaide loved each other upon sight. They saw as much as possible of each other in Amsterdam and continued their coutship on their return to England. In time they were engaged. Wedding clothes and decorations were ordered, a cake was made, and all was made ready for the marriage. Then, at twenty minutes to nine on the morning of the wedding, Miss Adelaide Havisham received a letter calling off the wedding and breaking off the engagement. Miss Havisham became a recluse because of the pain caused by her fiance's letter. She boarded up the windows of her home, Satis House, and laid waste to the estate. She never saw the light of day again, nor did she ever forgive the race of man for her pain. This is the history of the young Miss Havisham. Please View and Sign My Guestbook © 1998-2000 Debbie Fletcher, joiya@tcia.net
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