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"Well," Dad says, looking a little sheepish "I can’t say I’m entirely surprised I knew your mother wanted tofro I knew she took so of his, and he wanted it back--"

"No wonder she said to consider it so at the jewelry "She stole it!"

"Froer, who stole it from me first That jewelry is et"

"Da at Hal "Confiscate it, in the na at me

"I’ll be happy to," Hal says, and sweeps the jewelry into his duffel bag

"How are we doing out here?" Lizzie, the proprietor of the salon, pops her head back into the waiting roo dress now?"

"You knohat?" I say, turning to her "I absolutely a pleased "Follow me"

And so I do

38

The pleasure of your coe of

Heather Marie Wells

to

Cooper Arthur Cartwright

Saturday, the 28th of September

at half past two in the afternoon

The Grand Ballroom

The Plaza

Fifth Avenue at Central Park South

New York, New York

I stand at the back of the roo the ribbons on the end ofbecause they’re a nice cheerful flower for fall, and they aren’t fussy in the same e aren’t fussy

But the place where we’ve chosen to get married certainly is fussy

"I think this is all a little too fancy," I say to Patty as she adjusts the bow on the sash on the side of my dress It’s shaped a little bit like a Gerber daisy, or at least a large, white silk rose "Do you think this is too fancy? Cooper and I should have eloped I knee should have eloped"