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niuststayitorroedy.”
laughing,gregoryusedhiskeytoopenherapartntdoor,thenpushedherinside.”ifyoudontbehave,illhireabridalnsultanttanizeyou.youllfindyourselfbeingaskedto
registerfortrashdtoiletseatvers.”
helaughedharderentdoor,leaviogetsosleep.
so.shereallyefulthatgregoryuoodhertotallackoftalentinchoosingfuishings.itthatshedidntanietolive;itthatshehadnoideaand,okay,noiinhairsandsuch.
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iaheluckiestah,”she,saidaloud,asshehadtetgregory.
butoddlyenough,asshesteppedathedoor,herenergyseedtorevive.asshefeltthetirednessdrainingfroer,shethoughtsheghtkeherselfsoaandreadabookorseeifthereovieon.
butevenasshethoughtit,hereyesdriftedtothebigtinboxsittings.sheuldsind.asshedbeendeglazinga
ro,istingpahought,iisibox
,heabsolutelyrefusedtothinkthathertirednesshadbeenanexcusetogetatheothersabacktotheboxanditshiddentreasure.”probablyaratsinside,”shesaidaloudas
sheadraeogetthelidofftherustybox.
thirtyer,shehadfinallyscrapedato
prythelidoffenoughtogetherfingersu.hertuggingdeherfiipshurt,atheantiqueshophadsaid,theonlytreasureiehthedeadassesofweevils.
dunderoneedgeofthelid,kadygavesu,thelidclatteringtothefloor.pullingherselfupright,sheleanedover
theboxandpeeredinside,andsaissuepaper.
ontops,obviouslyputthereanyyears.
iediately,kadykhepaperwas
sothingveryspecial.andsothingveryprivate.sittingbaherheels,shelookedatthefloptstoprythelidoff.
foralongnt,kadyhesitatedhindecision.partofher
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criedoutthatsheshouldreplacethelidandneveropentheboxagainputitontopofherkitcabiandlookattheoutside,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
...
laughing,gregoryusedhiskeytoopenherapartntdoor,thenpushedherinside.”ifyoudontbehave,illhireabridalnsultanttanizeyou.youllfindyourselfbeingaskedto
registerfortrashdtoiletseatvers.”
helaughedharderentdoor,leaviogetsosleep.
so.shereallyefulthatgregoryuoodhertotallackoftalentinchoosingfuishings.itthatshedidntanietolive;itthatshehadnoideaand,okay,noiinhairsandsuch.
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iaheluckiestah,”she,saidaloud,asshehadtetgregory.
butoddlyenough,asshesteppedathedoor,herenergyseedtorevive.asshefeltthetirednessdrainingfroer,shethoughtsheghtkeherselfsoaandreadabookorseeifthereovieon.
butevenasshethoughtit,hereyesdriftedtothebigtinboxsittings.sheuldsind.asshedbeendeglazinga
ro,istingpahought,iisibox
,heabsolutelyrefusedtothinkthathertirednesshadbeenanexcusetogetatheothersabacktotheboxanditshiddentreasure.”probablyaratsinside,”shesaidaloudas
sheadraeogetthelidofftherustybox.
thirtyer,shehadfinallyscrapedato
prythelidoffenoughtogetherfingersu.hertuggingdeherfiipshurt,atheantiqueshophadsaid,theonlytreasureiehthedeadassesofweevils.
dunderoneedgeofthelid,kadygavesu,thelidclatteringtothefloor.pullingherselfupright,sheleanedover
theboxandpeeredinside,andsaissuepaper.
ontops,obviouslyputthereanyyears.
iediately,kadykhepaperwas
sothingveryspecial.andsothingveryprivate.sittingbaherheels,shelookedatthefloptstoprythelidoff.
foralongnt,kadyhesitatedhindecision.partofher
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judedeveraux
criedoutthatsheshouldreplacethelidandneveropentheboxagainputitontopofherkitcabiandlookattheoutside,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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legend
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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