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• Once we'd polished-off all the food, and drank gallons of tea and coffee, Davey and I excused ourselves, and went and got the gifts we'd sought out for all of them, 'thank-you's from Davey for coming to our wedding, and from me, for being such good and loyal friends of Davey; these were the people he'd lived and studied with, schoolfriends and proxy family, and they and their families had cared for him when he was alone and so far from home, something I will always be grateful for.
• For Sai and Harry, Davey had found a pristine antiquarian copy of 'Ivanhoe', Harry's favorite book when he was a boy, and a beautiful antique gilded-silver mirror and bangle from the vault for the baby; Sai wore a beautiful Jade pendant, an exquisite antique Japanese carving of two rats rolling an egg, and we doubted we could get her anything more beautiful than that. For Jack and Teruko's baby, Davey had found a lovely little Victorian ruby and smoky amethyst gold pendant on a fine gold chain, and for Linda, I'd found a tiny little Art Deco Jaeger LeCoultre watch, a classic look for a classic beauty.
• When they had to leave, I had a huge lump in my throat; even after such a short acquaintance they felt like family, and letting them go was a real wrench; even Davey was feeling it, if the quiver of his lip and his frequent swallowing was anything to go by; the sad, longing look on his face when they left was heartrending, but the dear man still comforted me.