The Last Man Volume 1 Chapter 6

In which a close-knit circle of friends finds playful happiness and tranquil contentment amidst the serene beauty of Windsor and the tender joys of parenthood, until the stirring tides of ambition and public life penetrate their sheltered existence. Lord Raymond’s pursuit of political honour, urged upon the reluctant Adrian, draws them to London, where the hopes and fears of those they love weave a delicate web of expectation and foreboding against the backdrop of an impending election.