The most important character, in my opinion, is Farmer Darton, since the story revolved around him and his choices. I think Mr. Darton was a jerk from the beginning, which is why he lost his chance to a true happiness or happy marriage. Toward the beginning he described Sally Hall as a “simple character” (305) and his friend, Johns told him that “Tis a wrong denomination to apply to a woman”. I was not surprised by the ending how Ms. sally rejects his second offer because of how he thought and described her. He married Sally because he could not find anyone better than Helene (his first love). When he went to visit his soon to be a wife, he meets Ms. Helene, Sally 's brother’s wife, who rejected his marriage proposal in the past. The death