 [US version]: Hazel Woodus, beautiful English gypsy, lives with her harpist father and believes implicitly in her dead mother s charms and superstitions. Her only friends are half-tame forest animals, notably a fox she s raised. But she catches the eye of lecherous, foxhunting squire Jack Reddin, who becomes obsessed with finding her again. Before he does, she s been courted and wed by the local vicar; but Reddin lurks in the background, hoping to break down her resistance. Passion, conflict and tragedy result amid splendid scenery.