[They get to the stairs, and she sighs at his reply. It is something she is not entirely fond of, not that she does not love her family, but it has been her sole motivation in marrying. If she could just leave, then the marriage need not be anything but convenient for them both. John does seem different, but she does not know him all that well, yet.]
It is a lot, I must confess. Too much for one household. I escaped to Bath with my aunt as often as I could. Where I could play and visit the Sea.
[But she is of marriageable age now, meant to be out. She is still young of course. But it is no surprise to see a young lady her age married either. Her mother could not have been a year older than her when she wed and fell pregnant with her eldest brother. Though she herself is hardly thinking of a love match. She is too sensible and has a very specific need of getting out of the house.
Though the idea of marriage is completely useless here, in a place they seem to be stuck in. If she simply finds people she likes, and currently has no siblings to worry of, it is already a better (albeit strange) situation.]
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It is a lot, I must confess. Too much for one household. I escaped to Bath with my aunt as often as I could. Where I could play and visit the Sea.
[But she is of marriageable age now, meant to be out. She is still young of course. But it is no surprise to see a young lady her age married either. Her mother could not have been a year older than her when she wed and fell pregnant with her eldest brother. Though she herself is hardly thinking of a love match. She is too sensible and has a very specific need of getting out of the house.
Though the idea of marriage is completely useless here, in a place they seem to be stuck in. If she simply finds people she likes, and currently has no siblings to worry of, it is already a better (albeit strange) situation.]