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For months a sales assistant has been looking forward to her holiday in the country. However, when a workmate is dismissed because of her ill-health, she gives up her holiday so that her friend can have it instead and become well again.
A woman wakes on her thirty-fifth birthday convinced that she will never marry. She decides to discard her long-time suitor and put all thought of marriage behind her.