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A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon

           Thetwovaletssataloofsuperciliously.Theraincamerattlingdownonthewindows.Intheintervalsoftheserviceyouheardit,andthesobbingofoldMrs.Sedleyinthepew.Theparson’stonesechoedsadlythroughtheemptywalls.Osborne’s"Iwill"wassoundedinverydeepbass.Emmy’sresponsecameflutteringuptoherlipsfromherheart,butwasscarcelyheardbyanybodyexceptCaptainDobbin.

           Whentheservicewascompleted,JosSedleycameforwardandkissedhissister,thebride,forthefirsttimeformanymonthsGeorge’slookofgloomhadgone,andheseemedquiteproudandradiant."It’syourturn,William,"sayshe,puttinghishandfondlyuponDobbin’sshoulder;andDobbinwentupandtouchedAmeliaonthecheek.

           Thentheywentintothevestryandsignedtheregister."Godblessyou,OldDobbin,"Georgesaid,graspinghimbythehand,withsomethingverylikemoistureglisteninginhiseyes.Williamrepliedonlybynoddinghishead.Hisheartwastoofulltosaymuch.

           "Writedirectly,andcomedownassoonasyoucan,youknow,"Osbornesaid.AfterMrs.Sedleyhadtakenanhystericaladieuofherdaughter,thepairwentofftothecarriage."Getoutoftheway,youlittledevils,"Georgecriedtoasmallcrowdofdampurchins,thatwerehangingaboutthechapel-door.Theraindroveintothebrideandbridegroom’sfacesastheypassedtothechariot.Thepostilions’favoursdraggledontheirdrippingjackets.

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