This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Jennie Gerhardt is a destitute young woman. While working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Jennie meets George Brander, a United State Senator, who becomes infatuated with her. He helps her family and declares his wish to marry her. Jennie, grateful for his benevolence, agrees to sleep with him. George dies before they marry, and Jennie is pregnant.