Middlemarch Book 8, Chapter 86 Summary

Caleb comes into his house and asks his wife where Mary is.
He goes outside to have a serious chat with his daughter.
He asks her if she's really sure about Fred, and willing to wait a long while to be married.
Of course she is, and she's cheerful about it.
Then her father tells her that Fred is going to live at Stone Court and manage the estate there.
Mary is, of course, delighted.
Fred arrives shortly afterwards, and she goes to tell him the good news.
They're about to smooch when one of Mary's little brothers comes running out of the house and interrupts.