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〃Wheres your hat; father; and your gloves?〃 cries the bride;

stamping her white slipper; her eyes flashing through her veil。

He hunts round……his hair is ruffled。 Everybody has gone but

the bride and her father。 He is ready……his face very red

and daunted。 Tilly dithers in the little porch; waiting to open

the door。 A waiting woman walks round Anna; who asks:

〃Am I all right?〃

She is ready。 She bridles herself and looks queenly。 She

waves her hand sharply to her father:

〃e here!〃

He goes。 She puts her hand very lightly on his arm; and

holding her bouquet like a shower; stepping; oh; very

graciously; just a little impatient with her father for being so

red in the face; she sweeps slowly past the fluttering Tilly;

and down the path。 There are hoarse shouts at the gate; and all

her floating foamy whiteness passes slowly into the cab。

Her father notices her slim ankle and foot as she steps up: a

childs foot。 His heart is hard with tenderness。 But she is in

ecstasies with herself for making such a lovely spectacle。 All

the way she sat flamboyant with bliss because it was all so

lovely。 She looked down solicitously at her bouquet: white roses

and lilies…of…the…valley and tube…roses and maidenhair

fern……very rich and cascade…like。

Her father sat bewildered with all this strangeness; his

heart was so full it felt hard; and he couldnt think of

anything。

The church was decorated for Christmas; dark with evergreens;

cold and snowy with white flowers。 He went vaguely down to the

altar。 How long was it since he had gone to be married himself?

He was not sure whether he was going to be married now; or what

he had e for。 He had a troubled notion that he had to do

something or other。 He saw his wifes bonnet; and wondered why

she wasnt there with him。

They stood before the altar。 He was staring up at the east

window; that glowed intensely; a sort of blue purple: it was

deep blue glowing; and some crimson; and little yellow flowers

held fast in veins of shadow; in a heavy web of darkness。 How it

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