I always thought this was a dark and stormy time (reflecting emotional turmoil) almost set back a couple hundred years. In this case the women would be chosen who and when to marry. In the story we have the emotional turmoil surrounding the young woman going to marry a man not of her choosing meanwhile she is in love, (or at least the guy is) with someone else. She contemplates a decision where her reasons tend to fly away and she seems distant while later the guy wants to take at least one last walk with her and have sex. This inner turmoil leads her to this (possibly literal, ie moving between towns, or theoretical in reference to 4 paths and no straight line) to the Four Winds hotel where her paths are barred and shes forced to choose between two paths, one easily possible and the other more hopeful (hence only a mirror or a reflection). They go out and watch the stars.
In response to the whole lesbian/threesome, given the time period it would be perfectly acceptable if this young lady had a Miss Carrie Nurse accompany her on her journey to her betrothed.
I always thought this was a dark and stormy time (reflecting emotional turmoil) almost set back a couple hundred years. In this case the women would be chosen who and when to marry. In the story we have the emotional turmoil surrounding the young woman going to marry a man not of her choosing meanwhile she is in love, (or at least the guy is) with someone else. She contemplates a decision where her reasons tend to fly away and she seems distant while later the guy wants to take at least one last walk with her and have sex. This inner turmoil leads her to this (possibly literal, ie moving between towns, or theoretical in reference to 4 paths and no straight line) to the Four Winds hotel where her paths are barred and shes forced to choose between two paths, one easily possible and the other more hopeful (hence only a mirror or a reflection). They go out and watch the stars. In response to the whole lesbian/threesome, given the time period it would be perfectly acceptable if this young lady had a Miss Carrie Nurse accompany her on her journey to her betrothed.