[The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig by David Graham Phillips]@TWC D-Link bookThe Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig CHAPTER XVIII 26/29
Nothing would do but the ceremony instantly--and he had his way.
Never was there a more undignified wedding.
When the responses were all said and the marriage was a fact accomplished, so far as preacher could accomplish it, Craig seemed suddenly to subside. "I should like to go into the next room for a moment," said the pallid and trembling Margaret. "Certainly," said Doctor Scones sympathetically, and, with a fierce scowl at the groom, he accompanied the bride from the room. "What a mess you have made!" exclaimed Arkwright indignantly.
"You've been acting like a lunatic." "It wasn't acting--altogether," laughed Josh, giving Grant one of those tremendous slaps on the back.
"You see, it was wise to give her something else to think about so she couldn't possibly hesitate or bolt. So I just gave way to my natural feelings.
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