Harbor & Pine's formal apology arrived by email three days later.
It was addressed to me and Lena, though I had not given them permission to use her address. The message described "an unfortunate classification error" and said the agency was "reviewing its procedures." It offered each of us three complimentary months of membership.
I forwarded it to Lena with one line.
Me: They still haven't explained how it happened.
She replied ten minutes later.
Lena: I asked for the original profile entry.
I called the consumer services office in Bellwether and asked what records a private matchmaking agency was required to retain. The person on the phone said the agency's policy mattered, and any complaint about misleading advertising could be submitted with copies of the messages.
I gathered e
