Tibby is married at the end of May, and at the ceremony, Miranda is shocked when she notices that Abigail seems to be very sad. As the wedding party and their guests travel back to the farm to celebrate, Miranda wishes that she could break away from the crowd and go to her room. Later on, the young people start a game of Blind Man's Bluff, and Miranda is so angered when she is "caught" and kissed by one of the young men that she slaps him and creates a scene.
Abigail follows Miranda into the house, and when she notices the ring her daughter has been hiding, she asks for an explanation. The girl tells her that it was given to her by Nicholas, and that they plan to be married in the.....
