P&P:TUS Starting the Rest of Their Lives

Starting the Rest of Their Lives

November 18, 1812

The wedding breakfast had been everything it was supposed to be. Loud, crowded, a table well-set, and a house full of flowers. A gushing mother, a satisfied—or was it relieved—father, and a blushing bride, surrounded by her dearest connections. Her aunts had praised her, her sisters envied her, and her friends congratulated her while he watched and enjoyed her pleasure.

But now it was over and time to start the rest of his life—thei...