Another wedding was in progress, so they sat down in the narrow, uncomfortable pews, waiting their turn.

When Chook caught sight of the Canon in his surplice and bands, he uttered a cry of amazement.
"Look at the old bloke.

'E's wearin' 'is shirt outside!" The two girls were convulsed, turning crimson with the effort to repress their giggles.

Mrs Yabsley was annoyed, feeling that they were treating the matter as a farce.
"I'm ashamed o' yer, Chook," she remarked severely.

"Yer the two ends an' middle of a 'eathen.