He related no incidents and entered into no detail.

When he had at length concluded the presentation of his desires, his hearer knew nothing whatever, save what was absolutely necessary, of those concerned in the matter.

Utterly detached from all curiosities as he was, this crossed the Vicar's mind.
There was a marriage ceremony to be performed.

That only the contracting parties should be aware of its performance was absolutely necessary.
That there should be no chance of opportunity given for question or comment was imperative.

Apart from this the legality of the contract was all that concerned those entering into it; and that must be assured beyond shadow of possible doubt.
In the half-hidden and forgotten old church to which the Vicarage was attached such a ceremony could obviously be performed, and to an incumbent detached from the outer world, as it were, and one who was capable of comprehending the occasional gravity of reasons for silence, it could remain so long as was necessary a confidence securely guarded.
"It is possible," the Vicar said at the end of the explanation.