A sequence of domestic episodes observes courtship, marriage, and everyday social life from the perspectives of young women and their families. Vignettes move between a tense waiting in a mother's drawing‑room and quieter scenes of marital doubt, registering the small rituals, manners, and interior anxieties that shape intimate relationships. With a balance of social detail and psychological sympathy, the narrative traces how anticipation, propriety, and private fear intersect in urban homes and private chambers.