`` And you must come to my wedding , '' cried Juliet . `` Oh , you must -- or I shall think you have not really forgiven us . You would never refuse the request of a bride , Cousin Corona . We are queens on our wedding day , you know . '' `` Oh , it 's not that , dear child -- but I 'm not dressed -- I -- '' `` I 'll help you dress . And I wo n't go back without you . The guests and the minister must wait if necessary -- yes , even Romney must wait . Oh , I want you to meet Romney . Come , dear . '' And Miss Corona went . Charlotta and the bride got her into her grey silk and did her hair , and in a very short time she and Juliet were hurrying down the old field-path . In the hollow Meredith Gordon met them . `` Cousin Meredith , '' said Miss Corona tremulously . `` Dear Corona . '' He took both her hands in his , and kissed her heartily . `` Forgive me for misunderstanding you so long . I thought you hated us all . '' Turning to Juliet , he said with a fatherly smile , `` What a terrible girl it is for having its own way ! Who ever heard of a Gordon bride doing such an unconventional thing ? There , scamper off to the house before your guests come .
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Charlotta Corona Gordon Juliet Meredith Miss Romney day field-path smile