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“Ofcourse，“sheansweredsimply，“becauseImust。Oh!whateverwemayhearabouteachother，wemaybequitecertainthatwestillloveeachother——becausewemust——andallyourheavenandhellcannotmakeanydifference，no，notiftheywerebothtojoinforcesandtrytheirbest。Butthatdoesnotmeanthatnecessarilyweshallmarryeachother，forIthinkthatpeoplewholovelikethatrarelydomarry，because，yousee，theywouldbetoohappy，whichsomethingisalwaystryingtoprevent。Itmaymean，however，“sheaddedreflectively，“thatweshallnotmarryanybodyelse，thougheventhatmighthappeninyourcase——notinmine。Alwaysremember，Godfrey，thatIshallnevermarryanybodyelse，notevenifyoutookthreewivesoneaftertheother。“
“Threewives!“gaspedGodfrey。
“Yes，whynot？Itwouldbequitenatural，wouldn’tit，ifyouwouldn’tmarryme，andevenproper。OnlyIshouldnevertakeone——husband，I
mean——notfromanyparticularvirtue，butjustbecauseIcouldn’t。Yousee，itwouldmakemeill。AndifItriedIshouldonlyrunaway。“
“Oh!stoptalkingnonsense，“saidGodfrey，“whensosoonyouwillhavetogotoseeaboutthosepeople，“andheheldouthisarms。
Shesankintothem，andforalittlewhiletheyforgottheirdoubtsandfears。
Therainhadceased，andthetriumphantsunshininggloriouslythroughthewestwindowofstainedglass，poureditsraysuponthem，dyeingthemallthecoloursofanangel’swings。Alsoincidentallyitmadethemextremelyconspicuousinthatduskychurch，ofwhichtheyhadallthiswhileforgottentoshutthedoor。
“Myword!“saidSirJohntoMr。Knightintonesofsavagesarcasmastheysurveyedthetwothroughthisdoor。“We’vegotherejustattherighttime。Don’ttheylookpretty，anddon’tyouwishthatyouwerehisageandthatwassomeoneelse’sdaughter？Itellyou，Ido。“
Mr。Knightgurgledsomethinginhisinarticulatewrath，foratthatmomenthehatedIsobel’sfatherasmuchashedidIsobel，whichwassayingagreatdeal。
“Well，myprettypairofcooingturtle-doves，“wentonSirJohninasortofshout，addressinghimselftothem，“besogoodastostopthat，orIthinkIshallwringbothyournecks，damnyou。“
“NotinthisHolyHouse，whichtheseinfamousandshamelesspersonshavedesecratedwiththeirprofaneembraces，“interruptedMr。Knight。
“Yes，accordingtoyourideasitwillbealmostacaseofre-
consecration。You’llhavetowritetothebishopaboutit，Mr。Parson。
Oh!confoundyou。Don’tstandtherelikeacoupleofstuckpigs，butcomeoutofthatandletushavealittlechatinthechurchyard。“
Now，atthefirstwordsthatreachedtheirearsGodfreyandIsobelhaddrawnbackfromeachotherandstoodsidebysidequitestillbeforethealtar，asapairabouttobemarriedmightdo。
Theyweredumbfounded，andnowonder。AsmightbeexpectedIsobelwasthefirsttorecoverherself。
“Come，mydear，“shesaidinaclearvoicetoGodfrey，“myfatherandyourswishtospeaktous。Iamgladwehaveachanceofexplainingmatterssosoon。“
“Yes，“saidGodfrey，butinawrathfulvoice，forhefeltangerstirringinhim。Perhapsitwasexcitedbythatancientinstinctwhichcausesthemaleanimaltoresentthespyinguponhimwhenheiscourtinghisfemaleasthedeadliestofallpossibleinsults，orperhapsbysomeprescienceofaffrontswhichwereabouttobeofferedtohimandIsobelbythesetwowhomheknewtobebitterlyhostile。Atleasthistemperwasrising
