Chapter 40 Sunset Was The Given

• SUNSET WAS THE given time for guests to make their way to the huge marquee which had been set up near the river. It was always a very short twilight in the Kimberly, so even as the sun was sinking below the horizon, turning the river into a gold ribbon and streaking the purpling sky with brilliant colour, the marquee was lit up by thousands of fairy lights, making it look like a magnificent tented palace.
• Appreciative remarks flew around the stream of guests walking down the long lawn towards it. Tommy slanted a grin at Sam and remarked, “Trust my mother to come up with the dramatic effect. She’s really quite brilliant at organisation.”
• “It looks very romantic,” she replied, unaware of a wistful note creeping into her voice.