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lookingcouplehadbeenwedinthatancientfane。
Oddlyenough，withthestrangeinconsequenceofthehumanmind，especiallyinmomentsofsuppressedexcitement，itwasofthisnamelessladyandherlordthatGodfreykeptthinkingthroughouttheservice，oncemorewonderingwhotheywereandwhatwastheirstory。
HerememberedtoohowthegravesofthatunknownpairhadbeenconnectedwithhisfortunesandthoseofIsobel。Hereitwasthattheyplightedthetrothwhichnowtheywereabouttofulfil。HereitwasthathehadbiddenherfarewellbeforehewenttoSwitzerland。Hecouldseehernowasshewasthen，tallandslenderinherwhiterobe，andtheredrayofsunshinegleaminglikeasplashofblooduponherbreast。Heglancedatherbyhissideassheturnedtowardshim，andbehold!thereitshoneagain，splendidyetominous。
Heshiveredalittleatthesightofit——heknewnotwhy——andwasgladwhenadenseblacksnow-cloudhidthefaceofthesunandkilledit。
Itwasoveratlast，andtheyweremanandwife。
“Dothesewordsandvowsandceremoniesmakeanydifferencetoyou？“
shewhisperedastheywalkedsidebysidedownthechurch，theobservedofallobservers。“Theydonottome。Ifeelasthoughalltheritesintheworldwouldbequitepowerlessandwithoutmeaninginfaceofthefactofoureternalunity。“
Itwasaqueerlittlespeechforhertomake，withitsthoughtandbalance；Godfreyoftenreflectedafterwards，expressingasitdidagreattruthsofarastheywereconcerned，sincenoceremonial，howeverhallowed，couldincreasetheirexistingonenessortakeawaytherefrom。Atthemoment，however，hescarcelyunderstoodit，andonlysmiledinreply。
Thentheywentintothevestryandsignedtheirnames，andeverythingwasover。HereGodfrey’sformertrustee，GeneralCubitte，grownveryoldnow，butasbustlingandemphaticasofyore，whosignedthebookasoneofthewitnesses，buttonholedhim。AtsomelengthheexplainedhowhehadbeentoseeaneminentswellattheWarOffice，a“dug-out“
whowasanoldfriendofhis，andimpresseduponhimhis，Godfrey’s，extraordinaryabilitiesasasoldier，pointingoutthatheoughtatoncetobegivencommandofaregiment，andhowtheeminentswellhadpromisedthathewouldseetoitforthwith。Oh!ifhehadonlyknown，hewouldnothavethankedhim。
Atlasttheystartedforthemotor-car，whichwastodrivetheminpompthreehundredyardstotheHall。Somedelayoccurred。Anothermotor-caratthechurchgatewouldnotstart，andhadtobedrawnoutoftheway。ThreeorfourofthenursesfromthehospitalandcertainlocalladiessurroundedIsobel，andburstintotalkandcongratulations，thusseparatingherfromGodfrey。
Overhearingcomplimentaryremarksabouthimself，hedrewbackalittlefromtheporchintothechurchwhichhadnowemptied。Ashestoodtheresomeonetappedhimontheshoulder。Thetouchdisturbedhim；i
