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'On some report that Lady de Lyonnais was coming down on her, wrathful and terrible, the poor foolish girl let herself be persuaded to be carried off in the yacht, but there Mrs. Houghton watched over her like a dragon. She made them put in at some little place in Jersey, put in the banns, all unknown to my uncle, and got them married.
"Let us go on with the letter, sir." She resumed her dictation, as follows: "...in either of those cases, I make it a condition of his receiving the legacy that he shall be married within the period of Six calendar months from the day of my decease; that the woman he marries shall not be a widow; and that his marriage shall be a marriage by Banns, publicly celebrated in the parish church of Ossory where he has been known from his childhood, and where the family and circumstances of his future wife are likely to be the subject of public interest and inquiry."
"I also publish the banns of matrimony between Phelim O'Toole whom we must in future call the 'Patriarch' of Teernarogarah, and Peggy Donovan of the same place. If any of you knows any impediment in the way of their marriage, you are bound to declare it." "Bravo! Phelim acushla. 'Tis you that's the blessed youth. Tundher-an'-whiskey, did ever any body hear of sich desate? To do three o' them.
But she did not believe his promises. "It must be at once," she said. "You must have the banns put up." "At once," he replied. "Swear solemnly that you will." He hesitated for a few moments, and then said: "I swear it, by heaven." Then she released her grasp, and went away, without another word.
If his Nora should choose to come to him as she was, he having had all previous necessary arrangements duly made, such as calling of banns or procuring of licence if possible, he thought that a father's opposition would almost add something to the pleasure of the occasion. So he pitched the letter on one side, and went on with his article.
"Is it true, what I hear?" "It is true," she answered. "An' when be the banns called?" "There ain't goin' to be no banns." "Hey?" "There ain't goin' to be no banns; leastways, there ain't goin' to be none called. We'm goin' to the Registry Office. You look all struck of a heap. Was you hopin' to be best man?"
But best of all was for the parties to be married outright, by a justice of the peace, without a word of public warning, and then to enjoy the pleasure of outwitting the neighbors, and coming down like a thunderclap on a social sunshine unsuspicious of banns, which had been published on some three literally public days, but when nobody was hearing.
I would have sent her back to her parents in a week or so and the banns annulled, on the grounds that she was not happy with us. 'That's all very well, but no one can expect a young chap like you to have an old man's head on him. 'The whole parish thinks that I behaved badly toward Brita. 'She has done worse in bringing disgrace upon honest folk. 'But I made her take me. 'She ought to be mighty glad of it, says father.
"In Heaven's name!" roars the General, "tell me what has happened?" What had happened was, that George Esmond Warrington and Theodosia Lambert had been married in Southwark that morning, their banns having been duly called in the church of a certain friend of the Reverend Mr. Sampson.
"Suppose 'e managed to get enough strength to alter 'is will?" Mr. Kybird shivered. "It takes time to get married, though," he objected. "Yes," said Mr. Smith, ironically, "it does. Get round young Teddy, and then put the banns up. Take your time about it, and be sure and let Mr. Swann know. D'ye think 'e wouldn't understand wot it meant, and spoil it, to say nothing of Teddy seeing through it?
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