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           ""Well,perhapstheywearnewball-dressesathome;butatanyrateMrs.CarfryandMissHarlewon’t.They’llwearcapslikemymother’s—andshawls;verysoftshawls.""Yes;buthowwilltheotherwomenbedressed?""Notaswellasyou,dear,"herejoined,wonderingwhathadsuddenlydevelopedinherJaney’smorbidinterestinclothes.Shepushedbackherchairwithasigh."That’sdearofyou,Newland;butitdoesn’thelpmemuch."Hehadaninspiration."Whynotwearyourwedding-dress?Thatcan’tbewrong,canit?""Oh,dearest!IfIonlyhadithere!Butit’sgonetoParistobemadeoverfornextwinter,andWorthhasn’tsentitback.""Oh,well—"saidArcher,gettingup."Lookhere—thefog’slifting.IfwemadeadashfortheNationalGallerywemightmanagetocatchaglimpseofthepictures."TheNewlandArcherswereontheirwayhome,afterathreemonths’wedding-tourwhichMay,inwritingtohergirlfriends,vaguelysummarisedas"blissful."TheyhadnotgonetotheItalianLakes:onreflection,Archerhadnotbeenabletopicturehiswifeinthatparticularsetting.Herowninclination(afteramonthwiththeParisdressmakers)wasformountaineeringinJulyandswimminginAugust.Thisplantheypunctuallyfulfilled,spendingJulyatInterlakenandGrindelwald,andAugustatalittleplacecalledEtretat,ontheNormandycoast,whichsomeonehadrecommendedasquaintandquiet.