# The Young Visiters — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford.

- [The Young Visiters Or, Mr. Salteena's Plan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/the-young-visiters.md): Mr. Salteena, a middle-aged man of some wealth but lacking in high-society polish, decides he must become a gentleman to improve his social standing. He plans to visit the Crystal Palace and perhaps London, and invites h
- [I: Quite a Young Girl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/i-quite-a-young-girl.md): Mr. Salteena, an elderly man of 42, lives with a young girl named Ethel Monticue. One morning, a peculiar parcel arrives containing a top hat and a letter from Bernard Clark inviting Mr. Salteena to stay with him and bri
- [Starting Gaily](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/ii-starting-gaily.md): Mr. Salteena and Ethel Monticue travel to Rickamere Hall for a visit. They discuss attire and nerves, travel second class, and are met by a footman and carriage. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Bernard Clark, who shows
- [The First Evening](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/iii-the-first-evening.md): Mr. Salteena and Ethel dress for dinner at Bernard's house. After a meal with turtle soup and port wine, Bernard gives a tour of his ancestral portraits, including a mysterious 'Sinister son of Queen Victoria.' The eveni
- [Mr. Salteenas Plan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/iv-mr-salteenas-plan.md): Mr. Salteena wakes early to the luxury of tea in bed served by Horace, enjoys a sumptuous bath, and after breakfast seeks private advice from Bernard on how to become a true gentleman. Bernard suggests he visit the Cryst
- [V: The Crystal Palace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/v-the-crystal-palace.md): Mr. Salteena departs from Bernard Clark and Ethel Monticue, traveling first class to London. He visits a restaurant, then takes a cab to the Crystal Palace. Inside, he finds a private compartment area and meets Edward Pr
- [High Life](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/vi-high-life.md): Mr. Salteena awakens at Rickamere Hall and is attended by the elegant Edward Procurio, who helps him dress and prepares him for a levée at Buckingham Palace with the Earl of Clincham. The earl lends him a hat and introdu
- [Bernards Idear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/vii-bernards-idear.md): After Mr. Salteena's departure, Bernard Clark shows Ethel Monticue around his house and proposes a week of gaiety in London. They pack and travel to the Gaiety Hotel, where Bernard begins to entertain thoughts of marriag
- [A Gay Call](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/viii-a-gay-call.md): Bernard and Ethel visit the Earl of Clincham at the Crystal Palace, where they encounter a party of high society. Ethel is introduced to Lord Hyssops, who is revealed to be Mr. Salteena with a new title. Mr. Salteena con
- [IX: A Proposale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/ix-a-proposale.md): Bernard decides to propose to Ethel and takes her on a day trip to Windsor. After a picnic by the river, he passionately declares his love, and Ethel accepts. They become engaged and plan to marry the following week.
- [X: Preparing for the Fray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/x-preparing-for-the-fray.md): Ethel and Bernard prepare for their wedding by sending invitations, ordering a lavish wedding dress and suit, receiving gifts from friends and family, and arranging an extravagant wedding feast. Ethel reflects on her pas
- [XI: The Wedding](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/xi-the-wedding.md): Ethel and Bernard are married at the Abbey with the Earl of Clincham giving Ethel away and Mr. Salteena watching bitterly. After the ceremony, a reception is held at the Gaierty, where speeches are made and refreshments 
- [XII: How It Ended](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_young_visiters_se/chapters/xii-how-it-ended.md): Mr. Salteena secures a job as a royal outrider, galloping after the Prince of Wales's carriage in Hyde Park. The Earl of Clincham marries Lady Helena Herring, and Mr. Salteena, feeling lonely, marries Bessie Topp, a maid

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