"No, none of them..."
Joseph suddenly realized he had been careless—he had followed modern norms where at the age of 15, one wouldn't need to consider marriage matters, yet in the eighteenth century, this was already perilously close to the ranks of a bachelor of advanced age!
Queen Mary's frown deepened.
"Dear, you are already 15 years old, your grandfather and great-grandfather were married at your age," she glanced toward Louis XVI, "Although your father married me at the age of 16, that was indeed somewhat late. I hope you do not follow his example."
Louis XVI nodded in agreement very cooperatively.
Queen Mary took her son's hand, took a deep breath, and said in the gentlest tone possible:
"Dear, if you have no objections to Clementine, why not marry her sooner? Once you have progeny, the people of France will feel much more at ease!"