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Taking his place opposite to her as Mr Hargrave arranged the voice, began the rite which was to unite Amyas Belamour to Aurelia Delavie He intended to shorten the service, but his nervous terror and the obscurity of the rooes, and blunder in dictating the vows, thus increasing the confusion and bewilderment of poor little Aurelia Somehow her one comfort was in the touch of the hand that either clasped hers, or held the ring on her finger--a strong, warm, tender, trustworthy hand, neither as white nor as soft as she would have expected, but giving her a comfortable sense both of present support and affection, and of identity with that eager one which had sought to fondle and caress her There was a certain treht, his, froerness

The steward had a fornature When it was presented to the bridegroom he put up his hand for a mo even a feeble ray of light, gave up the attey, and knew she had written very badly The lawyer and housekeeper followed as witnesses; and the bridegroouineas on the desk, took his bride by the hand and led her within the door whence he had issued It was instantly closed, and at the same moment she was enfolded in a pair of rapturous arms, and held to a breast whose throbs wakened response in her ohile passionate kisses rained on her face, led with ecstatic whispers and murmurs of "Mine! mine! my own!"

On a knock at the door she was hastily released, and Mr Hargrave said, "Here are the certificates, sir"--Mr Bela "Keep it always about you; never part with it And now, h, you shall be subjected to no s attend your drea this aling grasp, o! What did it all mean? Could she indeed be a wife, when here she was alone treading the long dark stair, in looks, in habits, in externals, still only the little governess of my Lady's children! However, she had hardly reached her roo, blushing entrance of Molly with "Please, ma'am, Madam Belamour, I wishes you joy with allfor you? Shall I help you undress, or brush your hair?"