I think Miss Reade is simply throwing herself away, but I hope she'll be happy.

And I hope the Awkward Man will manage to get married without making some awful blunder, but it's more than I expect." "The ceremony is to be very private," said the Story Girl.
"I'd like to see them the day they appear out in church," chuckled Dan.
"How'll he ever manage to bring her in and show her into the pew?
I'll bet he'll go in first--or tramp on her dress--or fall over his feet." "Maybe he won't go to church at all the first Sunday and she'll have to go alone," said Peter.

"That happened in Markdale.

A man was too bashful to go to church the first time after getting married, and his wife went alone till he got used to the idea." "They may do things like that in Markdale but that is not the way people behave in Carlisle," said Felicity loftily.
Seeing the Story Girl slipping away with a disapproving face I joined her.
"What is the matter, Sara ?" I asked.
"I hate to hear them talking like that about Miss Reade and Mr.Dale," she answered vehemently.

"It's really all so beautiful--but they make it seem silly and absurd, somehow." "You might tell me all about it, Sara," I insinuated.