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cognized, but some I later learned were from his university and other associations. Most people expected some sort of announcement, but only a few knew it concerned a fiancée, let alone that there would be a wedding ceremony. I was half an hour late and the ceremony had begun when I arrived. To the sounds of recorded wedding music, they walked into the living room with a minister between them, a man I did not know but was reputed to be a relative of one of his friends. Everyone gathered around, of course, many in complete surprise. It was a fairly conventional Christian service, complete with prayers led by the minister.

（他邀请了一些人，请他们周一去他家，门前很多车，可能比新年聚会时的车还多，我认出他们大多数是太极协会的人，还有些我后来才知道是他大学里的人和其他协会的人。很多人都认为他们会事先公布一下聚会的内容，但只有少数人知道是跟未婚妻有关的，没人想到是婚礼。我晚去了半小时，到那里的时候，婚礼已经开始了。录音机里放着婚礼音乐，一对新人来到客厅，他们中间是一个牧师，我不认识，据说是他某个朋友的亲戚。大家聚在新人周围，很多人都没料到是婚礼。那是一个相当基督教的婚礼，牧师领着大家为新人祷告。）

I was reluctant to go at first because I was afraid that I could not be completely joyous for them, knowing what I kn