"It caught me just at the door.

I felt inclined to go upstairs again and take my things off.

I should have been wise had I done so.

Ah! it's a pretty wedding! I said how it would be.

I wanted to put it off till next Saturday; and it rains because they wouldn't listen to me! So much the better, so much the better! I wish the sky would burst!" Coupeau tried to pacify her without success.