I have no desire to hurt your sister.

She is quite safe, so far as I am concerned." It may be imagined that I did not sleep very well that night.

Early on the following morning Sir John rode over.
"The sooner we look into this affair the better," he said.

"We will ride over to Edgerton today and examine the church register." We did so.

Alas! there was no mistake; the marriage had been celebrated on the 14th of June.