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The narrator visits her friend Sophia and describes her pet birds. The story recounts the history of this small family of birds, likening it to a human family.

The narrator describes two auctions in which she took part, and reflects on friendship, buying, and selling.

An historical romance in two parts, focusing first on the Boston childhood of orphan Marie Reynolds/Angely (implied to be the long-lost daughter of a fictionalized Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur), and subsequently on Marie's mysterious meeting with…