Page "Woman of the Year" Paragraph 8

The next day, Tess receives an invitation, addressed to both of them, to go to the home of her father and the aunt who raised her ( Fay Bainter ).

However, Sam is covering a championship boxing match that evening and tells her he can not go.

Tess arrives alone, only to be told that her aunt and her father are to be married that night, after 15 years of " making the same mistake " and saying nothing of their attraction.

Listening to the words of the wedding ceremony encourages Tess to attempt a reconciliation with Sam.