Version one:
He was raised by her master, benevolenced, and forced to take care of her.
She was betrayed by her childhood sweetheart, her master died, and without her man, she had no choice but to commit herself to the cabin.
Version two:
When he was sixteen, he met a girl and fell in love with her.
She met a man when she was twenty and thought he was very good-looking.
One glance means a lifetime.