And grooms, surely?
Yes, and grooms.
Of course, it is only right and proper that the Man and his Wife should have everything done for them, seeing that they are personages of such high degree.
Yes; and for the same reason it is all the more an honour for us to be included among the number of their guests.
But do you not find the music just a trifle—well, monotonous?
No, I do not, and I am surprised that you should do so. Surely you know who the musicians are?
Yes; I was but jesting. I could listen to such strains for ever. There is something in them which especially appeals to me.
And to me also.
It is delightful to be able to surrender oneself to their influence, and to become absorbed in dreams of ecstatic bliss.
It is not too much to say that they waft one's soul to the very empyrean.