“But you love me; you are beside me. I think the present delightful. What do I care for such a distant future?” said his wife.
“Oh yes! by your side, hurrah for the present!” cried the lover, gayly, “and the devil take the future.”
Then he signed to the coachman, and as the horses sprang forward along the road, the wedded pair returned to the enjoyment of their honeymoon.
1845.
ADDENDUM
The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.
Note: Sons of the Soil is also known as The Peasantry and is referred to by that title when mentioned in other addendums.