▁several ▁years , ▁but ▁with ▁Anne ' s ▁encourag ement ▁res umes ▁his ▁practice ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁marry . ▁Anne ' s ▁father ▁cons ents ▁to ▁the ▁match , ▁but ▁war ns ▁her ▁that ▁John ▁is ▁too ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁suffering ▁he ▁sees ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁poor ▁husband , ▁so ▁Anne ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁toler ant . ▁S ally ▁develop s ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁John ' s ▁friend ▁Captain ▁Ludwig ▁R aus ch , ▁who ▁has ▁bought ▁a ▁small ▁local ▁ro pe - making ▁business ▁and ▁begun ▁building ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁large , ▁updated ▁factory . ▁Although ▁Ludwig ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁imm igr ant , ▁his ▁amb itions ▁match ▁S ally ' s ▁and ▁her ▁bank er ▁father , ▁appro ving ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁eth ic ▁and ▁prospect s , ▁agre es ▁to ▁their ▁marriage . ▁Thomas ina ▁Ball ard ▁also ▁makes ▁an ▁unexpected ▁marriage ▁to ▁a ▁church ▁organ ist ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁wed ding ▁poem ▁she ▁wrote ▁for ▁Anne . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁Anne ▁and ▁S ally ▁continue ▁their ▁club ▁activities ▁while ▁raising ▁families . ▁ ▁Anne ▁and ▁John ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁Johnny , ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Bin ny ; ▁S ally ▁and ▁Ludwig ▁have ▁a ▁daughter , ▁El sa , ▁and ▁several ▁sons . ▁Although ▁John ▁is ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁car ing ▁doctor , ▁he ▁is ▁secret ly ▁un fa ith ful ▁to ▁Anne ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁rel ieving ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁his