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A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon

           Ofthiscordialheswallowedoffacoupleofglasseswithnervouseagerness.Hisfriendaskedwithsomeinterestabouthishealth.

           "Couldn’tgetawinkofsleeptilldaylight,Dob,"saidhe."Infernalheadacheandfever.Gotupatnine,andwentdowntotheHummumsforabath.Isay,Dob,IfeeljustasIdidonthemorningIwentoutwithRocketatQuebec."

           "SodoI,"Williamresponded."Iwasadeuceddealmorenervousthanyouwerethatmorning.Youmadeafamousbreakfast,Iremember.Eatsomethingnow."

           "You’reagoodoldfellow,Will.I’lldrinkyourhealth,oldboy,andfarewellto"

           "No,no;twoglassesareenough,"Dobbininterruptedhim."Here,takeawaytheliqueurs,John.Havesomecayenne-pepperwithyourfowl.Makehastethough,foritistimewewerethere."

           Itwasabouthalfanhourfromtwelvewhenthisbriefmeetingandcolloquytookplacebetweenthetwocaptains.Acoach,intowhichCaptainOsborne’sservantputhismaster’sdeskanddressing-case,hadbeeninwaitingforsometime;andintothisthetwogentlemenhurriedunderanumbrella,andthevaletmountedonthebox,cursingtherainandthedampnessofthecoachmanwhowassteamingbesidehim."Weshallfindabettertrapthanthisatthechurch-door,"sayshe;"that’sacomfort."Andthecarriagedroveon,takingtheroaddownPiccadilly,whereApsleyHouseandSt.

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