into tage; and last alks t looked ready to snap.
It ood and gazed at it, and no-one . took talks and divided to me, but keeping t for leman lit up a cigarette and took t, t a stayed gloo took up tern, and led us te and along a patilting gravestones t tleman, and o be nesses. her name was Mrs Cream.
Come far? she said.
I did not answer.
t and, even , looked quite black. Inside it e urned to yello, about tar and t t try to sit, but straigo tar, and tood
before us tood and tcanding at Gentlemans side, igo ouco me t only to ruin her.
S to be married, and h. And soon no-one would love her, ever again.
I saleman look at to t of t asked if anybody to w be married; and ill.
I hing.
So t on, looking at Maud and at Gentleman, asking t, on t to give up all ts of ts; and ter give t.
Again there was a silence.
So turned to Gentleman. ill you, of it—ill you have her and honour her, for as long as you live?
I leman.
tated, then spoke.
I will, she said.
tleman stood a little easier. tretc from c.
o be married? he said.
I kept quite still, till Gentleman turned to me; and tured and stood at Mauds side, and t take to to put it into Gentlemans. I , t anyt
iff and cold as fingers made of leman o ook seemed to rise like smoke into to vanish.
tleman broug, and ook time repeating t seemed gold in t, but—I sa later—it was bad.
It hen raised his hands and closed his eyes.
t God oget no man put in sunder.
And t .
they were married.
Gentleman kissed ood and swayed, as if dazed. Mrs Cream said in a murmur,
S knoer— plum feller like him. heh heh.
I did not turn to ar to t ter. leman e o be Mrs Rivers—e ours beneatleman o e Smit still, I e it clumsily and tered—pers. I sa things should swoop.
Gentleman took , and t off. fast, and as ook —o snuff like a ligook us to her
cottage. Sern, a