Torgus

John a young man raised by his aunt is in love with Anna a servant girl who is going to have his baby He is willing to marry her but his stern aunt wants him to marry a rich girl To separate the lovers she arranges for her nephew to be enrolled at a university in a distant town She then has Anna sent away to live with Torgus the coffin maker and his mother where she will be secluded until the birth of the child Torgus a clumsy golemesque sort of fellow is immediately charmed by the beautiful girl and takes pity on her Meanwhile Anna anxiously awaits Johns return