The Mother's Recompense by Edith Wharton

Now that a day for the wedding was fixed, the preparations went on more / rapidly. Soon there was only a fortnight left; then only ten days; then / a week.

Chris Fenno's parents were to have come to New York to make the / acquaintance of their son's betrothed; but though a date had several / times been appointed for their visit, Mrs. Fenno, whose health was not / good, had never been well enough to come, and finally it was arranged / that Anne should go to Baltimore to see them. She was to stay with the / Maclews, who immediately seized the opportunity to organize a series of / festivities in celebration of the event.