Cedric, who had arrived at the banquet hall first and was waiting, rose to his feet reflexively at the sound of the door opening.
While waiting for Ines, Cedric had been studying his reflection in the mirror. He was wearing an ivory tailcoat, made as a pair with Ines's dress.
It was not a color he often wore. Seeing himself in the mirror in clothes of an unfamiliar color, he felt anew the reality that tomorrow he would be engaged to her.
Just then, the head housekeeper's murmuring voice reached him. It meant that she, whom he had waited for all morning, had finally arrived. His head turned that way before he knew it. With a tense face, Cedric swallowed dryly. And presently, just as he had expected, the door opened and Ines walked in toward him.
Cedric's blue eyes shook greatly as he looked at…
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