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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. 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
aht. You're all barmy on the crumpet,' said Liza indignantly, and, turning her back on them, made for home. Among other things that had happened was Sally's marriage. One Saturday a little procession had started from Vere Street, consisting of Sally, in a state of giggling excitement, her fringe magnificent after a whole week of curling-papers, clad in a perfectly new velveteen dress of the colour known as electric blue; and Harry, rather nervous and ill at ease in the unaccustomed restraint of a collar; these two walked arm-in-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. W WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE ALL BAR ME ON THE TRUMPET SAID LIZA INDIGNANTLY AND TURNING HER BACK ON THEM MADE FOR HOME AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED WAS SALLIE'S MARRIAGE ONE SATURDAY A LITTLE PROCESSION HAD STARTED FROM VERE STREET CONSISTING OF SALLIE IN A STATE OF GIBBLING EXCITEMENT A FRINGE MAGNIFICENT AFTER A WHOLE WEEK OF CURLING PAPERS CLAD IN A PERFECTLY NEW VELVETEEN DRESS WITH A COLOUR KNOWN AS ELECTRIC BLUE AND HARRY RATHER NERVOUS AND ILL AT EASE IN THE UNACCUSTOMED RESTRAINT 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
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