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CHAPTER XXXVII
"IN THE FACE OF THIS CONGREGATION"
The society paragraphs would have described it as "a very quiet
wedding," when Garth and Jane, a few days later, were pronounced
"man and wife together," in the little Episcopal church among the
hills.
Perhaps, to those who were present, it stands out rather as an
unusual wedding, than as a quiet one.
To Garth and Jane the essential thing was to be married, and left to
themselves, with as little delay as possible. They could not be
induced to pay any attention to details as to the manner in which
this desired end was to be attained. Jane left it entirely to the
doctor, in one practical though casual sentence: "Just make sure it
is valid, Dicky; and send us in the bills."
The duchess, being a true conservative, early began mentioning
veils, orange-blossom, and white satin; but Jane said: "My dear
Aunt! Fancy me--in orange-blossom! I should look like a Christmas
pantomime. And I never wear veils, even in motors; and white satin
is a form of clothing I have always had the wisdom to avoid.
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