1 month ago
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Dear Miss Manners: Several weeks ago, I accepted the invitation of a good friend to attend the birthday dinner she was planning for her husband, who is also my good friend. These friends entertain several times each year. Each dinner is a lovely multi-course affair with good conversation and delicious food, the result of great effort, care and expense on the part of the hosts.
Unfortunately, I neglected to write the date of the birthday dinner in my calendar, and I failed to attend. When the event concluded, one of the 14 other guests telephoned to tell me I had been missed and to ask whether I was well.
