And, remember, if you choose to apply to one of my professional colleagues, he might possibly tell you they were married already.

A state of the law which allows the interchange of matrimonial consent to be proved by inference leaves a wide door open to conjecture.

Your friend refers to a certain lady, in so many words, as his wife.

The lady refers to your friend, in so many words, as her husband.

In the rooms which they have taken, as man and wife, they remain, as man and wife, till the next morning.