"I'm sure she could do better, but with that scandal with her running off the way she did before..." Patience said, giving Ella a rather pointed look. "Marriage will be good for her. Do you know if they are formally engaged yet? Has she planned her bridesmaids?"
"Not met her? Oh, that is hardly fair of him but at least he seems happier." Patience said, smiling. "It is time he had a little happiness after that trouble."
She sighed, setting down her tea cup dramatically. "Of course, Charles has not made up his mind with anyone but I fear I shall end up with Abigail Mountford-Miles as my sister in law and lady of our estates. The stories one hears about her, but I never see Charles with any other young woman."