_. Ally came to lunch. At 7 we went to see the Rev Calvin Ward at Esholt. He says he is going to begin reading the banns soon, but first we have to visit the vicar of St Wildred's, Lidget Green, a Mr Nobbs [?], who will read the banns likewise in his colourful parish. Ward gave us a book, or perhaps manual, on marriage guidance, written by Margaret Hook, the wife of a former Bishop of Bradford. This gave us a few belly laughs on our drive back to Lidget Green.
Ally dresses, in a pastiche of pink, looking gorgeous and almost edible. At 10 we joined the still-proud David B, Karen, Steve, and Dave L at the Railway pub at Rodley. We passed Jacq and Paul in the doorway as they headed to the party, and we joined them at 11. Karen and Steve left as soon was decently possible, and Ally, Dave L and I stood propping up the kitchen sink. We discussed Bessie and Frank. Ally's parents were engaged for 10 years before they committed matrimony when she was 30 and he was 25. The mind boggles. ______. Dave B left before midnight, looking exhausted, but we remained clinging to the kitchen sink. Paul shouts and balls as though he's on stage at the National Theatre. ________.
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