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It's late. The party's winding down, outside -- laughter still drifts in through the window, with chattering conversation, but more muted now. Susan and Cuthbert slipped away a while ago, for a more private wedding celebration.

When Alain and Lilly make their way to his room, they are flushed and laughing with happiness and just enough champagne to help make the world seem a wonderful place right now. Not that they really needed any alcohol for that.