The novel starts after the protagonist loses an election, when he takes up his youthful occupation of studying architecture in Florence and meets his old flame Lina Bowen.
Near the end of this book, news that a minister has been posted to Buffalo inspires a recently married middle-aged couple to speculate on other upcoming weddings. During a trip to Fiesole, some sheep frighten the horses carrying the central characters of this novel, and the main character is dragged off the road after catching his hand in a strap. While convalescing, he is told that he can never marry the younger woman he recently met. The novel starts after the protagonist loses an election, when he takes up his youthful occupation of studying architecture in Florence and meets his old flame Lina Bowen. As a result of Effie taking sick at a masked ball, Imogene is left alone with the main character, but the reverend Morton is implied to end up with her in the end. For 10 points, name this story of Theodore Colville, a novel by William Dean Howells titled for a deceptive season.
Near the end of this book, news that a minister has been posted to Buffalo inspires a recently married middle-aged couple to speculate on other upcoming weddings.
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