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The First Wedding

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           Ademandsosuddenandsoseriousmadetheyoungmanhesitateamoment,forridiculeisoftenhardertobearthanself-denial.Megknewthatifhegavethepromisehewouldkeepitatallcosts,andfeelingherpower,useditasawomanmayforherfriend’sgood.Shedidnotspeak,butshelookedupathimwithafacemadeveryeloquentbyhappiness,andasmilewhichsaid,"Noonecanrefusemeanythingtoday."

           Lauriecertainlycouldnot,andwithanansweringsmile,hegaveherhishand,sayingheartily,"Ipromise,Mrs.Brooke!"

           "Ithankyou,very,verymuch."

           "AndIdrink‘longlifetoyourresolution’,Teddy,"criedJo,baptizinghimwithasplashoflemonade,asshewavedherglassandbeamedapprovinglyuponhim.

           Sothetoastwasdrunk,thepledgemadeandloyallykeptinspiteofmanytemptations,forwithinstinctivewisdom,thegirlsseizedahappymomenttodotheirfriendaservice,forwhichhethankedthemallhislife.

           Afterlunch,peoplestrolledabout,bytwosandthrees,throughthehouseandgarden,enjoyingthesunshinewithoutandwithin.MegandJohnhappenedtobestandingtogetherinthemiddleofthegrassplot,whenLauriewasseizedwithaninspirationwhichputthefinishingtouchtothisunfashionablewedding.

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