The following afternoon,

under Tom's eager urging,

Theodore went to the corporation to pick Sigourney up,

then drove her straight to the fashion boutique to choose an evening gown.

Because time was short and the options limited, and since Sigourney had been quite impressed with the gowns Grace had given her before, they decided to visit Grace's boutique, Athena.

When Sigourney informed her, Grace, of course, was delighted to agree.

She even exclaimed with excitement that when Sigourney arrived ...