"I was thinking of turning the basement into a Scotch-and-bourbon thing," he had said weeks earlier—with a faint smile. He wasn't exactly looking forward to moving out. Eventually, a young couple will walk into the foyer and marvel at the openness of the place. They will imagine their little ones growing up here, just a short walk from golf and sledding. They will make an offer. And they can only hope their dream house on a hill will see a second marriage as good as its first divorce.