—Andrew Marvell The final month of the season came to a close at last and the ton prepared to desert London for the pleasures of the country. Julianne and the dowager duchess were to spend the month of August at Minton. The earl and countess had assembled a house party of friends and relatives who were anxious to meet the future Lady Rutherford—indeed, the future Lady Minton. In September the dowager duchess and her granddaughter would return home and in October there would be a house party at Crewe, hosted by the duke and duchess in honor of Lord Rutherford and his parents. In November the young people would finally be allowed to get married. Julianne was very glad to return to Minton. The tranquillity of the house would soothe away her restlessness. She was pleased also to see Lord Minton again. He was everything she admired in a man: so good-humored, so intelligent, so utterly pleasant. The Mintons had gathered a house party of some twenty people to meet Julianne and the dowager duchess.
