As her mother thought the same, they had lifted the chiffon higher, so that it now looked exactly as a Wedding gown should.
To wear over it was a lace veil that the housekeeper said had been used by every Duchess of Strathnaver for three centuries.
There was also a magnificent diamond tiara that had belonged to the Duke’s mother.
“You look lovely, my dearest,” Mrs. McNaver said as she kissed her daughter.
“I am so happy, Mama.”
“I am happy too,” her mother replied, “I could not imagine anyone more charming or more handsome than your future husband. I am sure you will find the happiness that your father and I have always known together.”
Her father was a little more reticent in what he had to say.
But Isa knew how proud and happy he was as he took her up the aisle of the small Kirk t
