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But Prosper would not have it

"Nay, by God and His Christ, but we are one soul by now!" he cried

"The year of agony for her, the year of schooling for me, is past God

has upheldof you, Alice,

prevail upon the priest to give us his God and ours For though we

have been wedded by a Churchman, we have not been wedded by the

Church"

"The father shall do it," said Alice "Fear nothing"

There were two scruples in the goodhe broke the law of the Church; if he put off his

breakfast, he broke that of nature, which bids aroo on the e brought two crowns

of briony leaves and scarlet berries; so Morgraunt anointed what

Morgraunt had set apart; the postulants were adept Afterwards, when

the priest had gone and all things were accoe kissed a sister and a brother; and then very happily they

broke their bread sitting in the sun

"Whither now, h March, pardieu!" Prosper said; "there is a little work

left for o in as a queen this time Clothe her as

a queen, Alice, and let us be off"

Alice took her away to be dressed in the red silk robe; she drew on