However as Michael and Kay met at Dartmouth, Michael 'abandoned' Kay twice
First when Michael “quit College” and went to war after the Pearl Harbour attack
Michael and Kay must have reconnected on Michael's return from the war
Is this in one of the followup novels? My sense is that Kay is clearly younger than Michael, probably in high school when the war started. The novel says she intended to finish school after marrying. The novel also says Michael "entered' Dartmouth after the war, "and so left his father's house.' So I think that Michael attended Fordham or some such before the war, and lived at home.
Michael was already enrolled in Dartmouth,but dropped out to enlist. After his return,he planned to re-enroll in Dartmouth without telling his family,but Fate stepped in.
