Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Page #5

Dolly's little bouquet to her?

- lt's somewhere in the kitchen.

- Of course.

Time is ticking by, everyone.

Very, very slowly.

There you are, Horace!

Such a beautiful day for Dolly's wedding!

Have l missed it?

L've put you in the Chinese room,

- and you have a very nice view from there.

- How lovely.

The Chinese room?

Mum, how many more people

are to go into the Chinese room?

- Nancy, can l borrow you this afternoon?

- What is it, Hettie?

Will you keep an eye open for Dolly

just in case l'm not around to watch her?

- She's awfully tired.

- Certainly.

That academic friend of hers...

- Joseph?

- Yes, him.

L think he may try to be

troublesome.

- Unfinished business, you mean?

- Well, l don't know about that.

Aren't they old enough

to look after themselves, Hettie?

Yes, of course, Nancy dear, but it

would make me feel better all the same

if you could, just...

Yes, of course. l'll see what l can do.

You and David are

such a lovely example to Dolly.

- And we're both so very fond of you.

- That's true.

Come along. We'll get your coat.

Who is that girl?

"Fond"?

They say you can meet your future spouse

at a wedding,

but that seems incredibly unlikely

unless l marry a half-wit or a relative.

Or both.

Do you think there'll be any men in uniform

at the reception?

Look, Kitty, isn't Dolly dressed yet?

Lf l were getting married,

l'd have been ready at dawn.

Lf you were getting married,

it would be more like pistols at dawn.

L suppose

that very narrow-minded people think

that Dolly is the romantic sister,

and l'm the lumpy, sensible one.

Nobody thinks you're sensible.

Dolly is absolutely efficient

when it comes down to it.

Lmpetuous, l'll grant you,

but underneath it all,

she's 1 00% hard-boiled.

Look, can't you get her to come down?

L need to...

l'd like to wish her luck

whilst she's still an unmarried woman.

Maybe it's Mum.

She does make

living in this house unbearable.

Look what she did

with Millman and luncheon.

Sometimes l wonder if it's all an act.

What could be a better disguise

than a fussy old widow?

She is a curious person, really.

Mum, l mean.

Aren't you feeling well, Joseph?

Dear.

L had counted on you as being the one

bright spot at this awful gathering.

Whitstable?

Ls that my tortoise come back again?

Yes, miss.

L've seen him snuggling up

against the glass-house stove pipe.

He must think it's spring.

Could you take her to the kitchen

and get the girls to pack her up for me?

They can use a biscuit tin or something.

L've just the thing for that, miss.

He'll be just fine.

She'll be just fine, you mean?

He's a she, Whitstable.

- ls he really, miss?

- Yes, of course she is.

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