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They smiled on each other, and at those parts of the service which they thought suggestive violently nudged one another in the ribs. When the ring had to be produced, Harry fumbled about in different pockets, and his brother whispered: 'Swop me bob, 'e's gone and lorst it!' THEY SMILED ON EACH OTHER AND AT THOSE PARTS OF THE SERVICE WHICH THEY THOUGHT SUGGESTED VIOLENTLY NUDGED ONE ANOTHER IN THE RIBS WHEN THE RING HAD TO BE PRODUCED HARRY FUMBLED ABOUT IN DIFFERENT POCKETS AND HIS BROTHER WHISPERED SWAT ME BOB HE'S GONE AND LOST IT
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.' '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. 'Well, mates,' said Harry's brother, 'I reckon it's abaht time to go in. So 'ere's to the 'ealth of Mr. 'Enry Atkins an' 'is future missus.' 'An' God bless 'em!' said Sally's mother. Then they went into the church, and as they solemnly walked up the aisle a pale-faced young curate came out of the vestry and down to the bottom of the chancel. The beer had had a calming effect on their troubled minds, and both Harry and Sally began to think it rather a good joke.  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 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 WELL MATES SAID HARRY'S BROTHER I RECKON IT'S ABOUT TIME TO GO IN SO HE'S TO THE HELPH OF MISTER HENRY ATKINS AND HIS FUTURE MISSES AND GOD BLESS EM SAID SALLIE'S MOTHER THEN THEY WENT INTO THE CHURCH AND AS THEY SOLEMNLY WALKED UP THE AISLE A PALE FACED YOUNG CURATE CAME OUT OF THE VESTRY AND DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHANCEL THE BEER HAD HAD A CALMING EFFECT ON THEIR TROUBLED MINDS AND BOTH HARRY AND SALLIE BEGAN TO THINK IT A RATHER GOOD JOKE
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