"Right, okay. It's N-Y-C -- it stands for New York City. That's where I'm from, more or less."
She examines the invitation. "Uh, other than that . . . you can bring friends, or a date -- um, that's like, someone you're courting, only culturally it's probably more casual than what you're used to. Dancing, drinking, food . . . your guess is as good as mine on the dress code, but I'd say it means nice clothes. And 'fashionably late' presumably means sometime in the evening."
Looking up at him: "So it's like -- not as big a deal as going to court, but . . . maybe roughly comparable to a holiday feast?"
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"Right, okay. It's N-Y-C -- it stands for New York City. That's where I'm from, more or less."
She examines the invitation. "Uh, other than that . . . you can bring friends, or a date -- um, that's like, someone you're courting, only culturally it's probably more casual than what you're used to. Dancing, drinking, food . . . your guess is as good as mine on the dress code, but I'd say it means nice clothes. And 'fashionably late' presumably means sometime in the evening."
Looking up at him: "So it's like -- not as big a deal as going to court, but . . . maybe roughly comparable to a holiday feast?"