Now this is a strange little story that ends in Jackson's trademark ambiguity. While it is not a horror tale, it is full of fraught tension, as a not-so-young lady searches for her fiance who has failed to turn up on their wedding day. I believe it is meant to mirror the societal pressure women felt to marry at this time and the distress they felt as they grew older, less attractive, and more aware that they would never have the position a woman is "supposed" to occupy. ( )