In 'The Two Destinies: A Romance', George and Mary's childhood romance is thwarted by disapproving parents, and they become separated for years. George becomes a dissolute young man, but he reforms and becomes a surgeon in India. When he returns to England, he inherits a fortune and falls in love with Mary, who has also suffered in his absence. They fail to recognize each other at first, but their attraction grows stronger as they are drawn together through a series of mysterious events.
