She wanted to drive it--over the rutted wagon-tracks that pass for roads in Albania--and such was Prescott's infatuation that he would have allowed her to do so.
But Jaffery sat an immovable mountain of flesh at the wheel and brought them safely to Scutari.

There arrangements were made for the marriage before the British Vice-Consul.

On the morning of the ceremony Prescott fell ill.

The ceremony was, however, performed.

Towards evening he was in high fever.