Equally she was conscious, as the Duke had said, that the Chapel held an atmosphere of sanctity and of devotion, which made it vibrate for her with the faith that she had always had.
The Duke lifted her travelling cape from her shoulders and laid it on an adjacent pew.
Then, as they walked slowly up the aisle, she knew that, in her white dress with the lace veil flowing from her head to the ground and the diamonds sparkling above it, she was the bride he had always wanted.
She felt that while the Chapel appeared to be empty, it was in spirit filled with those who loved them and who would not wish them to marry without their blessings.
Nerissa was certain that her mother was there with them as well as the Duke’s.
The unhappy Duchess was there too, just as she had seen her in her dreams
