eventually one thing led to another and now she was planning her wedding . unfortunately , as far as i could determine , there was n't much she could say ... except for the truth.she must have come to the same conclusion , because she sank back down into her chaise with a sigh . he headed to the basement in hopes of finding the coal shovel that his father had once kept there . in the end , he completely gave up trying to remember their names altogether . she had given the time as 7:15 p.m . 