practically-accepted

Updated: May 4, 2025

So despite the splendid moon, the bright cold night, the merry jangle of the sleigh bells, the drive back was not the unmixed joy Tom had promised himself; and he felt his role of a declared and practically-accepted lover anything but a satisfactory one. Finally they reached the Inn and entered the bar where they found the Marquis sitting alone before a cheerful fire.

Latta Griswold - The Inn at the Red Oak