"Well," Meg says, "My dress is about thirty-five or forty years old.
"So I think we probably ought to look for something for you that's from about the same time, or we're going to look very odd.
"And you're the only bridesmaid, so . . . I think we just see what we find that looks reasonably matched to mine, and that we like, and that isn't white.
"Or black.
"But beyond that . . . I think it depends on what we see in the shops.
"When I'm not contagious and covered in spots, I'll drag you off to Montreal and we'll see what we can turn up."
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"So I think we probably ought to look for something for you that's from about the same time, or we're going to look very odd.
"And you're the only bridesmaid, so . . . I think we just see what we find that looks reasonably matched to mine, and that we like, and that isn't white.
"Or black.
"But beyond that . . . I think it depends on what we see in the shops.
"When I'm not contagious and covered in spots, I'll drag you off to Montreal and we'll see what we can turn up."