第6节 (第2/2页)

ide,fetabouttheinside.orbetteryet,getridoftheboxandfetsheeversae.”

    sloblingslightly,kadyunpihefloaside,thenpeeledbackthetissuepaper.instantly,shekneshe.

    foldedanyyears,wasa

    esatinhadeep,squareneckedgediinruffle.rhioonsther.

    thereillafeelinginkadythatsheshouldreplacethelidontheboxandcloseitforever.buthavingjusttodayhadsucha

    dreadfulexperieryingtofindaweddingdressandnow

    seeingthattheoldflourtinshedboughtoniulsentaineda

    ostlovingly,sheputherhandsuheshouldersofthedressandlifteditout.

    itedtobenyyardsofthebeautifulostperfe.thebodidedjustbelooothandstraightinthefront,thenyardsoffabricpulledtothebaaheavilyruchedtrainthatadesilkroses.

    holdingthedressuptothelight,kadyrveledatit.todayshesthavetriedonadozendeparedtothisdress,thedegobellishnt,nothoughttothedesign:ssproducedversusoneofakind.

    kadyuldakehereyesoffthedress.thelongsleevesendedinbuttonededge

    shiftingthedressinherhands,kadyglanceddoothebox

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    a,,,itughtherbreath.”aveil,”shebreathed;then,hrever

    en,,hespreadthegobeforethebox.

    ifiadeintofabriethingaslovelyasthis;then,takinga

    deepbreath,sheslidherhandsuhelace.itedtohaveno,nosubstahoughitwerewoven

    oflightandair.standing,sheletthelas,feelingthedivinessonherskin.itdidnttakeastuhistorianthislaadehlove.

    verycarefully,shespreadthelahersofa,feelingthatitwas

    alstsacrilegetoalloode,plasticbasedupholsteryfabric.

    tuingbaoredriedflowers.

    reverently,sheseteaoftheboxwasa

    satincase,see

    instinct,shekhingheavyinside.

    leaningbackagainsttheuch,sheputthecaseonherlapandslowlypulled

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