And so it goes that they both just stand there, flustered and awkward, because: "Ah, so did I."

She hesitates, then rushes to say: "I didn't use his name or anything, but I did indicate I was already engaged and couldn't really be going forward with the rites, around the time when the groom turned more foxlike, and he chased me out of the room. But honestly, I just reacted!"