What church is the licence for ?' 'That I've not looked to see--why our parish church here, of course.

Ah, then we cannot use it! We dare not be married here.' 'We do dare,' said she.

'And we will too, if you'll be there.' 'If I'll be there!' They speedily came to an agreement that he should be in the church-porch at ten minutes to eight on the following morning, awaiting her; and that, immediately after the conclusion of the service which would make them one, Nicholas should set out on his long-deferred educational tour, towards the cost of which she was resolving to bring a substantial subscription with her to church.

Then, slipping from him, she went indoors by the way she had come, and Nicholas bent his steps homewards..