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"I thought it was wrong to leave even one small tradition unbroken," she said, smiling. She took his arm and they both watched for a while in silence as the guests gathered. (Epilogue.4)
The Major and Mrs. Ali are breaking tons of traditions by getting married: he's of a different social class than she is, it's an inter-racial marriage, they're of different religions—you name it. So Mrs. Ali sees no reason why they shouldn't see each other before the wedding, smashing that tradition, too.