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Then, after a few words respecting their next meeting, the two shook hands and parted  the young host to finish the evening with books and pipe, the young husband to set out on a twenty minutes' walk to his home. THEN AFTER A FEW WORDS RESPECTING THEIR NEXT MEETING THE TWO SHOOK HANDS AND PARTED THE YOUNG HOST TO FINISH THE EVENING WITH BOOKS AND PIPE THE YOUNG HUSBAND TO SET OUT ON A TWENTY MINUTES WALK TO HIS HOME
 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.' 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.' With a social smile on his lips, Willoughby calculated a moment before replying, 'I have been married exactly three months and three days. 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 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 WITH A SOCIAL SMILE ON HIS LIPS WILLOUGHBY CALCULATED A MOMENT BEFORE REPLYING I HAVE BEEN MARRIED EXACTLY THREE MONTHS AND THREE DAYS
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