Urmand, after he had been accepted, soon managed to bring himself back to that state of mind in which he had before regarded the possession of Marie Bromar as very desirable.

For some four-and-twenty hours, during which he had thought himself to be ill-used, and had meditated a retreat from Granpere, he had contrived to teach himself that he might possibly live without her; but as soon as he was accepted, and when the congratulations of the men and women of Granpere were showered down upon him in quick succession,--so that the fact that the thing was to be became assured to him,--he soon came to fancy again that he was a man as successful in love as he was in the world's good, and that this acquisition of Marie's hand was a treasure in which he could take delight.

He undoubtedly would be ready by the day named, and would go home and prepare everything for Marie's arrival.
They were very little together as lovers during those two days, but it was necessary that there should be an especial parting.

'She is up-stairs in the little sitting-room,' Aunt Josey said; and up-stairs to the little sitting-room Adrian Urmand went.
'I am come to say good-bye,' said Urmand.
'Good-bye, Adrian,' said Marie, putting both her hands in his, and offering her cheek to be kissed.
'I shall come back with such joy for the 15th,' said he.
She smiled, and kissed his cheek, and still held his hand.
'Adrian,' she said.
'My love ?' 'As I believe in the dear Jesus, I will do my best to be a good wife to you.' Then he took her in his arms, and kissed her close, and went out of the room with tears streaming down his cheeks.

He knew now that he was in truth a happy man, and that God had been good to him in this matter of his future wife..