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The day was fresh, with a lively spring wind full of dust All the old ladies in both fa ermines, and the smell of ca scent of the lilies banking the altar

Newland Archer, at a signal from the sexton, had come out of the vestry and placed himself with his best nalthe bride and her father was in sight; but there was sure to be a considerable interval of adjustment and consultation in the lobby, where the brides like a cluster of Easter blossorooerness, was expected to expose hiaze of the asseh this forh all the others whicha rite that see was equally easy--or equally painful, as one chose to put it--in the path he was committed to tread, and he had obeyed the flurried injunctions of his best roouided theh the sa fulfilled all his obligations The bridesht bouquets of white lilac and lilies-of-the-valley had been sent in due tiht ushers and the best ht trying to vary the wording of his thanks for the last batch of presents from men friends and ex-lady-loves; the fees for the Bishop and the Rector were safely in the pocket of his best ott's, where the wedding-breakfast was to take place, and so were the travelling clothes into which he was to change; and a private coed in the train that was to carry the young couple to their unknown destination--concealht was to be spent being one of theall right?" whispered young van der Luyden Newland, as inexperienced in the duties of a best ht of his responsibility

Archer rooht hand he felt in the pocket of his dark grey waistcoat, and assured hiraved inside: Newland to May, April ---, 187-) was in its place; then, resuloves with black stitchings grasped in his left hand, he stood looking at the door of the church