The Small House at Allington Chapter XL - Preparations for the Wedding

In which the impending marriage of Mr. Crosbie and Lady Alexandrina is arranged with much attention to the practicalities of furnishing their new London home and the bridal trousseau, revealing the subtle tensions and hierarchies within the De Courcy family. The chapter gently explores Crosbie's uneasy adjustment to his changed social standing and domestic future, tempered by the august influence of his prospective mother-in-law and the anxieties of impending matrimony.