The priest was getting restless. Looked at his watch. Five minutes overdue. Grooms were always supposed to be there early. This one was nowhere to be seen. The bride would soon arrive. There was whispering between the church benches. A young man, one of the bride’s relatives, hurriedly went to look for a phone-box and warn the bride not to set out. Too late. He came face to face with her Rolls on his way to the phone-box. He ran into the middle of the road in front of the car and insisted it stop. Having been told that the bridegroom hadn’t put in an appearance, the driver, one of the bride’s cousins, parked at the side of the road. They all discussed animatedly whether they should wait there, or take the bride back home. If he didn’t appear soon, then the male relatives of the bride would
