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She is stunning in a white and gold sari, a princess more beautiful than any of the German fairy tales. White suits her far better than it could have any of the those milksop blond maidens. She seems cool and calm, despite the August heat. His palms sweat in the white New England church, his pale skin incongruous against the sea of brown faces. All he thinks as he breathes is what a shame that custom binds her hair, studded with carnations and gold.