Scope and Contents He has just received her letter of November 5th. He did not expect her reaction to his intentions to marry; he was so certain that she would give her consent that he married Marie Louise Fontenot last August. He is employed at the moment as a surveyor of the lands of the United States, a position that is lucrative but precarious. He is firmly resolved to spend a month visiting his family the following spring. He mentions again the issue concerning his older brother and his money. He mentions...