SCANDAL! Dr. Wortle"s school was a proper Victorian establishment for boys. Therefore, imagine the alarm created when it was discovered that Mr. Peacocke, a teacher there, might have illegally married Mrs. Peacocke, the housemother. Bigamy might be involved! What is Doctor Wortle to do? Especially since it would appear that, under the circumstance, it might have been a graver sin to not get married than to get married! And what about the love affair between his daughter Mary and a student at the school, Lord Carstairs? Here is Anthony Trollope at his best, with a moral dilemma on hand -- and a bit of satire about the United State thrown in for spice. If you"ve never had the pleasure of reading a book by Anthony Trollope, this, one of his shortest novels, would be a great place to start.