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A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon

           George’sHospitalworeredjacketsstill;wheretherewereoil-lamps;whereAchilleswasnotyetborn;northePimlicoarchraised;northehideousequestrianmonsterwhichpervadesitandtheneighbourhood;andsotheydrovedownbyBromptontoacertainchapelneartheFulhamRoadthere.

           Achariotwasinwaitingwithfourhorses;likewiseacoachofthekindcalledglasscoaches.Onlyaveryfewidlerswerecollectedonaccountofthedismalrain.

           "Hangit!"saidGeorge,"Isaidonlyapair."

           "Mymasterwouldhavefour,"saidMr.JosephSedley’sservant,whowasinwaiting;andheandMr.Osborne’smanagreedastheyfollowedGeorgeandWilliamintothechurch,thatitwasa"reg’larshabbyturnhout;andwithscarcesomuchasabreakfastoraweddingfaviour."

           "Hereyouare,"saidouroldfriend,JosSedley,comingforward."You’refiveminuteslate,George,myboy.Whataday,eh?Demmy,it’slikethecommencementoftherainyseasoninBengal.Butyou’llfindmycarriageiswatertight.Comealong,mymotherandEmmyareinthevestry."

           JosSedleywassplendid.Hewasfatterthanever.Hisshirtcollarswerehigher;hisfacewasredder;hisshirt-frillflauntedgorgeouslyoutofhisvariegatedwaistcoat.

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