Vidal Gore — Eighteen Seventy [1090]

But today, of course, was the day of days in Apgar-land, for there, in the cold dull living rooms of the Third Brother, the Nine Brothers with their hundreds of family connections lauded Emma on her engagement, on her translation from French widow to serious Apgar-ish niceness. — Vidal Gore, Eighteen Seventy, 1090

Note

The use of ‘day of days’ encapsulates the significance of the event in a poetic fashion and sets a joyful anticipation against the backdrop of familial dynamics, enriching the reader’s understanding of the culturally important engagement.