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* * * * * 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. 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
 used to managing' she told him confidently, and mentally resolved to buy herself, so soon as she was married, a black feather boa, such as she had coveted last winter. Willoughby spent the remaining days of his holiday in thinking out and planning with Esther the details of his return to London and her own, the secrecy to be observed, the necessary legal steps to be taken, and the quiet suburb in which they would 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 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. STHER'S HEART AH I AM USED TO MANAGING SHE TOLD HIM CONFIDENTLY AND MENTALLY RESOLVED TO BUY HERSELF SO SOON AS SHE WAS MARRIED A BLACK FEATHER BOA SUCH AS SHE HAD COVETED LAST WINTER WILLOUGHBY SPENT THE REMAINING DAYS OF HIS HOLIDAY IN THINKING OUT AND PLANNING WITH ESTHER THE DETAILS OF HIS RETURN TO LONDON AND HER OWN THE SECRECY TO BE OBSERVED THE NECESSARY LEGAL STEPS TO BE TAKEN AND THE QUIET SUBURB IN WHICH THEY WOULD 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
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