If wishes had potency at any time of the year, he might believe it to be now, when all the world seemed poised on the very edge of celebration...
Captain Wentworth is spending Christmas in Somerset with his.
Anne Elliot is glad to remain at Uppercross for Christmas, delaying the inevitable removal to Bath and embracing the festivities with her friends, even if that circle includes the man she has never stopped loving, even though they are little more than strangers now.
If wishes had potency at any time of the year, he might believe it to be now, when all the world seemed poised on the very edge of celebration..