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'An' may she be as good a wife as you was,' added Sally's uncle. 'Well, I don't think my old man ever 'ad no complaint ter mike abaht me. I did my duty by 'im, although it's me as says it,' answered the good lady. AND MAY SHE BE AS GOOD A WIFE AS YOU WAS ADDED SALLIE'S UNCLE WELL I DON'T THINK MY OLD MAN EVER HAD NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE ABOUT ME I DID MY DUTY BY HIM ALTHOUGH IT'S ME AS SAYS IT ANSWERED THE GOOD LADY
arm, and were followed by Sally's mother and uncle, also arm-in-arm, and the procession was brought up by Harry's brother and a friend. They started with a flourish of trumpets and an old boot, and walked down the middle of Vere Street, accompanied by the neighbours' good wishes; but as they got into the Westminster Bridge Road and nearer to the church, the happy couple grew silent, and Harry began to perspire freely, so that his collar gave him perfect torture. There was a public-house just opposite the church, and it was suggested that they should have a drink before going in. As it was a solemn occasion they went into the private bar, and there Sally's uncle, who was a man of means, ordered six pots of beer. 'Feel a bit nervous, 'Arry?' asked his friend. 'Na,' said Harry, as if he had been used to getting married every day of his life; 'bit warm, thet's all.' 'Your very good 'ealth, Sally,' said her mother, lifting her mug; 'this is the last time as I shall ever address you as miss. T OF A COLLAR THESE TWO WALKED ARM IN ARM AND WERE FOLLOWED BY SALLIE'S MOTHER AND UNCLE ALSO ARM IN ARM AND THE PROCESSION WAS BROUGHT UP BY HARRY'S BROTHER AND A FRIEND THEY STARTED WITH A FLOURISH OF TRUMPETS AND AN OLD BOOT AND WALKED DOWN THE MIDDLE OF VERE STREET ACCOMPANIED BY THE NEIGHBOUR'S GOOD WISHES BUT AS THEY GOT INTO THE WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD AND NEARER TO THE CHURCH THE HAPPY COUPLE GREW SILENT AND HARRY BEGAN TO PERSPIRE FREELY SO THAT HIS COLLAR GAVE HIM PERFECT TORTURE THERE WAS A PUBLIC HOUSE JUST OPPOSITE THE CHURCH AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THEY SHOULD HAVE A DRINK BEFORE GOING IN AS IT WAS A SOLEMN OCCASION THEY WENT INTO THE PRIVATE BAR AND THERE SALLIE'S UNCLE WHO WAS A MAN OF MEANS ORDERED SIX POTS OF BEER FEELING A BIT NERVOUS HARRY ASKED HIS FRIEND NAY SAID HARRY AS IF HE HAD BEEN USED TO GETTING MARRIED EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE BIT WARM THAT'S ALL YOU'RE VERY GOOD HEALTH SALLIE SAID HER MOTHER LIFTING HER MUG THIS IS THE LAST TIME I SHALL EVER ADDRESS YOU AS MISS
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