Dauntry’s loudly voiced objection to the plan, Trent had decided that rather than a traditional wedding breakfast at the home of the bride, they would have a celebration of their vows at some later date when his own family was able to attend. His mother was staying with relatives in Scotland and his extended family was not in town. He’d consulted Ophelia about it and she agreed with alacrity, especially since she felt sure her mother would invite Lord Goring and his parents. Thus it was that when the carriage came to a stop it was before Trent House in St. James’s Square—where some of the older families in the ton still kept their town houses. Only the Lisles and Lord and Lady Mainwaring would be joining them for refreshments. After he’d presented his new bride to the servants, who had lined up along the front hallway upon their arrival, Trent ushered Ophelia into the small sitting room where he’d instructed Wolfe to show their friends once they arrived. “I hope that I will be up to the task of running such a large household,”
