"The world was all before them where to choose their place of rest, and Providence their guide," she murmurs to herself. "'Tis strange how well the words suit the beginning of every young marriage. And yet they are the last words of 'Paradise Lost.'"
FOOTNOTE:
[Footnote 1]: A play upon the French proverb, 'jeter son bonnet pardessus le moulin,' as much as to say 'to lose one's reputation.'