Of course it was to be a long engagement and a quiet wedding; but entirely through the eager impetuosity of Sir James, they were married in six weeks, and every one said that in general splendour and gorgeousness it surpassed even the wedding of Sir James's elder daughter. Savile's attitude as best man was of such extraordinary correctness that it was the feature of the ceremony, and even distracted public attention from the bride and bridegroom.
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Transcriber's note
The following changes have been made to the text:
Page 9: "expert in hand-writing" changed to "expert in [handwriting]".
Page 12: "I bar him rather" changed to "I [bear] him rather".
Page 58: "goodlooking young man" changed to "[good-looking] young man".
Page 96: "Wont you make" changed to "[Won't] you make".