And she could not believe it, she remained in a muse, scarcely conscious of what was going on around.
The bridesmaids were here, and yet the bridegroom had not come.

Ursula wondered if something was amiss, and if the wedding would yet all go wrong.

She felt troubled, as if it rested upon her.

The chief bridesmaids had arrived.

Ursula watched them come up the steps.