They discovered their error, and rectified it as far as they could.

Had they been two men or two women who had gone into ordinary business together, and subsequently discovered they were not fitted for a partnership, the law would have assisted cheerfully in their absolute separation.

But with this, the gravest of all contracts, the one most affecting human welfare, no such kindness of the statutes may exist.

Some of the churches say the contract is a sacrament, though the shepherd kings, whose story is our Bible, had no such thought, nor was it taught by the lowly Nazarene; but the law supports the legend, within certain limits.
What are we going to do about it ?" I told him that I didn't know, and there were several thousand people--good people--in the city facing the same conundrum.
I called attention to the fact that the conventional band was a strong one at this time, and could not be burst without a penalty, even by the shrewdest.

The dwarfs were so many that, united, they were stronger than any Gulliver.