Mr. Borden did not keep them long in suspense. He soon entered, dressed in his surplice, and took his place within the chancel.
The candidates for matrimony advanced and stood before him.
He beckoned the sexton and the sexton's daughter to draw near and stand as witnesses.
And they came up, dusting-brushes in hand, and stood staring while the ceremony was performed.
After the preliminary exhortation and prayers the important questions were put:
"Will you, Alden, take Mary to be your wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony?" and so forth, and so forth, and so forth.
To which Craven Kyte, turning pale at his own unwilling duplicity in answering to a false name, replied:
"I will."
"Will you, Mary, take Alden to be your wedded husband?" and so forth, and so forth.
To which Mary Grey answered firmly: