Summary

The journal entry dated April 1822 takes place at the du Plessis country home. Aurore and Sophie met James and Angele du Plessis at a dinner party and were invited to visit the couple at their country home. Sophie did not like the country so she left after one day. She was supposed to pick Aurore up in a week, but the du Plessis family asked her if she would like to stay. Aurore stayed for five months. During her visit, she met Casimir. They both loved to play with the du Plessis children and seemed very similar in their thinking. It was not love at first sight, but they grew fond of each other during her stay. He asked her to marry him without asking her mother's permission first, a reversal of the way proposals were done. He said he believed she should...