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The part in the story i enjoyed most was when Parker was telling us how long it took the man to put away their two suitcases and her hat box. She makes mention that it takes eight minutes to complete this task and then even points out that it took him way to long to situate these few things. I feel she put this in the story to tell the reader how nervous he is about going on his honeymoon with his new wife. I also feel it's done discretely because the men aren't supposed to feel this way they are supposed to be strong and not nervous or frightened about anything. This little excerpt only stood out the second time i read it over because i didn't think it was an odd sentence until i read through the whole story and the rest of the story Parker focuses on the young woman's nerves and not so much the feelings of the guy.