You can make me the gladdest of mortals.

You can send me away forever." "Oh, no, I could not! I could not do that!" The rest escapes words; but thus it was that on this day of days these two came by God's grace to each other.
For all things come by fate to flower, At their unconquerable hour.
And the very atmosphere of such bliss is diffusive; it seemed as if all the living creatures around understood.

In the thick, green branches the birds began to twitter the secret, and certainly the wise, wise bees knew also, in some occult way, of the love and joy that had just been revealed.

A wonderful humming and buzzing filled the hives, and the air vibrated with the movement of wings.

Some influence more swift and secret than the birds of the air carried the matter further, for it finally reached Royal, the Squire's favorite collie, who came sauntering down the alley, pushed his nose twice under Ethel's elbow, and then with a significant look backward, advised the lovers to follow him to the house.
When they finally accepted his invitation, they found Mrs.Rawdon drinking a cup of tea with Ruth in the hall.