He’d been waiting for what felt like forever, but the ladies still hadn’t arrived. He glanced at the major, who withdrew his pocket watch and raised a brow. “They’re half an hour late.” “I’m so sorry,” the vicar said. “But even if they were to arrive right now, I’m not certain I’d have time to perform the ceremony.” “Give them a few more minutes, will you, Hodgson?” the major said. The vicar sighed, shoved on his spectacles, and went back to scribbling notes from a text at the podium. Just then, there was a flurry of activity at the front door to the chapel, and Colin straightened, looking up in anticipation. The door was thrown open, and a pair of women rushed in. Their bonnets were askew and their skirts were bunched in their hands, showing their ankles. Their cheeks were flushed and their skin glowing with perspiration. He’d seen right away that neither woman was Emilia. Both were blond, like her, but without her tight curls. One was much taller, and the other, while a similar size, had a different-shaped face.
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