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Willoughby thus addressed turned red to the roots of his hair, but did not deny it. The other laughed. 'And very commendable they should be,' he continued, 'since you are scarcely, so to speak, out of your honeymoon.' WILLOUGHBY THUS ADDRESSED TURNED RED TO THE ROOTS OF HIS HAIR BUT DID NOT DENY IT THE OTHER LAUGHED VERY COMMENDABLE THEY SHOULD BE HE CONTINUED SINCE YOU ARE SCARCELY SO TO SPEAK OUT OF YOUR HONEYMOON
cessfully did he carry out his arrangements, that within five weeks from the day on which he had first met Esther Stables, he and she came out one morning from a church in Highbury, husband and wife. It was a mellow September day, the streets were filled with sunshine, and Willoughby, in reckless high spirits, imagined he saw a reflection of his own gaiety on the indifferent faces of the passersby. There being no one else to perform the office, he congratulated himself very warmly, and Esther's frequent laughter filled in the pauses of the day. * * * * * Three months later Willoughby was dining with a friend, and the hour-hand of the clock nearing ten, the host no longer resisted the guest's growing anxiety to be gone. He arose and exchanged with him good wishes and goodbyes. 'Marriage is evidently a most successful institution,' said he, half-jesting, half-sincere; 'you almost make me inclined to go and get married myself. Confess now your thoughts have been at home the whole evening. D SET UP HOUSEKEEPING AND SO SUCCESSFULLY DID HE CARRY OUT HIS ARRANGEMENTS THAT WITHIN FIVE WEEKS FROM THE DAY ON WHICH HE HAD FIRST MET ESTHER STAVELES HE AND SHE CAME OUT ONE MORNING FROM A CHURCH IN HIGHBURY HUSBAND AND WIFE IT WAS A MELLOW SEPTEMBER DAY THE STREETS WERE FILLED WITH SUNSHINE AND WILLOUGHBY IN RECKLESS HIGH SPIRITS IMAGINED HE SAW A REFLECTION OF HIS OWN GAIETY ON THE INDIFFERENT FACES OF THE PASSERS BY THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE TO PERFORM THE OFFICE HE CONGRATULATED HIMSELF VERY WARMLY AND ESTHER'S FREQUENT LAUGHTER FILLED IN THE PAUSES OF THE DAY THREE MONTHS LATER WILLOUGHBY WAS DINING WITH A FRIEND AND THE HOUR HAND OF THE CLOCK NEARING TEN THE HOST NO LONGER RESISTED THE GUEST'S GROWING ANXIETY TO BE GONE HE AROSE AND EXCHANGED WITH HIM GOOD WISHES AND GOOD BYES MARRIAGE IS EVIDENTLY A MOST SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTION SAID HE HALF JESTING HALF SINCERE YOU ALMOST MAKE ME INCLINED TO GO AND GET MARRIED MYSELF CONFESS NOW YOUR THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN AT HOME THE WHOLE EVENING
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