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'But he took to books and drawing naturally, and cost very little; and as a wind-up the womenfolk hatched up a match between him and his cousin. 'When's the wedden to be, Mr. Springrove? 'Uncertain but soon, I suppose. Edward, you see, can do anything pretty nearly, and yet can't get a straightforward living. I wish sometimes I had kept him here, and let professions go.
'Don't let a word be said till the wedden is over, for Heaven's sake, the clerk continued. 'Miss Aldclyffe would fairly hang and quarter me, if my news broke off that there wedden at a last minute like this. 'Then you had better get your wife to bolt you in the closet for an hour or two, for you'll chatter it yourself to the whole boiling parish if she don't! 'Tis a poor womanly feller!
Between him and the lights of the ships riding at anchor in the roadstead two men passed slowly in the direction he intended to pursue. One of them recognized Jocelyn, and bade him good-night, adding, 'Wish you joy, sir, of your choice, and hope the wedden will be soon! 'Thank you, Seaborn. Well we shall see what Christmas will do towards bringing it about.
I am going to send straight as a line into the breakfast-room, and say 'tis a closer.... Hullo here's Clerk Crickett and John Day a-comen! Now just look at 'em and picture a wedden if you can. All eyes were turned to the window, from which the clerk and gardener were seen crossing the court, bowed and stooping like Bel and Nebo.
'Now look here, neighbour, said Clerk Crickett, 'if so be you'll tell me what your line o' life is, and your purpose in comen here to-day, I'll tell you the truth about the wedden particulars. 'Very well I will when you have done, said the other man. ''Tis a bargain; and this is the right o' the story. And this is what that deep woman did. Deep? she was as deep as the North Star.
'They didn't flee off to Babylonish places not they. He struck up an attitude 'Here's Master Springrove standen so: here's the married woman standen likewise; here they d'walk across to Knapwater House; and there they d'bide in the chimley corner, hard and fast. 'Yes, 'twas a pretty wedden, and well attended, added the clerk.
'But I don't see how anything can hender the wedden now. 'Avice, you know, had fancies; at least one fancy for another man; a young fellow of five-and-twenty. And she's been very secret and odd about it. I wish she had raved and cried and had it out; but she's been quite the other way. I know she's fond of him still. 'What that young Frenchman, Mr. Leverre o' Sandbourne?
'Lord, I wish it was me, don't I wish 'twas me! said the scullery-maid. 'Yes, 'twas as neat a bit of stitching as ever I heard of, continued the clerk, with a fixed eye, as if he were watching the process from a distance. 'Not a soul knew anything about it, and my wife is the only one in our parish who knows it yet. Miss Hinton came back from the wedden, went to Mr.
And thei seyn, that thei beleeven in God, that formede the world, and that made Adam and Eve, and alle other thinges. And thei wedden there no wyfes: for all the wommen there ben commoun, and thei forsake no man. And thei seyn, thei synnen, zif thei refusen ony man: and so God commannded to Adam and Eve, and to alle that comen of him, whan he seyde, Crescite et multiplicamini, et replete terram.
'My wife opened upon it this mornen: "Please God, I'll up and see that there wedden," says she, "knowing 'em both from their crawling days." The men moved on, and when they were out of Pierston's hearing the one who had not spoken said to his friend, 'Who was that young kimberlin? He don't seem one o' we. 'Oh, he is, though, every inch o' en. He's Mr.
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