[Elbow-Room by Charles Heber Clark (AKA Max Adeler)]@TWC D-Link bookElbow-Room CHAPTER VII 14/16
If you can fix it for Tuesday, I think maybe the worst of my anguish will be over." "You may have it, of course." "Thank you; oh, thank you! Our friends are a great comfort to us in the hour of bereavement;" and then Smith gave his arm to his mother-in-law, put his handkerchief to his eyes and joined the procession of mourners. Upon the following Sunday, Rev.Dr.Dox preached a splendid sermon over in the Free church, and just as he reached "secondly" he paused, looked around upon the congregation for a minute, and then he beckoned Deacon Moody to come up to the pulpit.
He whispered something in Moody's ear, and Moody seemed surprised.
The congregation was wild with curiosity to know what was the matter.
Then the deacon, blushing scarlet and seeming annoyed, walked down the aisle and whispered in Butterwick's ear.
Butterwick nodded, and whispered to his wife, who was perishing to know what it was.
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