Constance Trescot

A young man who studied law and rose through the ranks during the war returns with a lingering shoulder injury and seeks to marry a woman from a prominent family. Her pragmatic sister and a shrewd, opinionated uncle complicate the courtship by insisting on discussions of money, propriety, and future security. The story follows family negotiations, social expectations, and the couple's intention to delay marriage until they can establish independent means, contrasting the uncle's cynical theorizing with the sisters' differing temperaments and exploring themes of duty, pride, and the constraints of class and affection.