No costume, no bridesmaid or hulking groomsman, no invitations; no announcement to anyone until the day had passed, save only to Dora Leach, who would be summoned as if for some ordinary occasion of friendship, and then be carried off to the church.
'It will insure my smiling all through the ordeal,' said Alma to her step-mother; 'Dora's face will be such a study!' 'My dear,' began Mrs.Frothingham very earnestly, 'you are _quite_ sure----' 'More than sure, if that's possible.

And Harvey throws up his hat at being let off so easily.

He dreaded the ceremony.' Which was very true, though Rolfe had not divulged it.
His personal possessions were now to be made ready for removal.

The books represented nearly all that he could carry away from his old rooms, but they were a solid addendum to the garnishing of home.

For a moment he thought of selling a few score of volumes.