Thomas Cross had a number of ups and downs in his life before he met Claire Story. After he met the young woman his landings were more gentle. As in "more," which is, after all, a relative term
A secretly wealthy butler seeks a wife among the upper classes. He rapes one and seduces another, impregnating both, before selecting a third. A love story.
Elizabeth Bradford teaches her younger brother Tommy how to kiss. But the lessons go further, despite the difficulty of hiding their activities in a crowded home. At last they get away by themselves. (Past reviewers have praised this story for its realistic depiction of life in a big family and how that would affect Elizabeth and Tommy's plans.)