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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,A CR[D ( PEOPLE1 PR9CIPALLY WOM51 WAS ?RONG+ R\ND ! 
*UR* LI<T$ UP = ! W$D+4 ,?OSE :O HAD NOT SUCCE$$ 
9 GETT+ 9TO ! MA9 5TRANCE W]E CR[D+ AB\T ! 
W9D[S1 PU%+1 WRANGL+1 & PEEP+ ?R\< ! GRAT+S4 

,MORE ?AN TW5TY C>RIAGES HAD ALREADY BE5 DRAWN UP 9 RANKS 
ALONG ! /REET BY ! POLICE4 ,A POLICE (FIC]1 REG>DLESS ( 
! FRO/1 /OOD AT ! 5TRANCE1 GORGE\S 9 HIS UNI=M4 ,MORE 
C>RIAGES W]E CONT9UALLY DRIV+ UP1 & LADIES WE>+ FL[]S 
& C>RY+ !IR TRA9S1 & M5 TAK+ (F !IR HELMETS OR 
BLACK HATS KEPT WALK+ 9TO ! *UR*4 ,9SIDE ! *UR* BO? 
LU/]S W]E ALREADY LI<T$1 & ALL ! C&LES BE=E ! HOLY 
PICTURES4 ,! GILT ON ! R$ GR\ND ( ! HOLY PICTURE-/&1 
& ! GILT RELIEF ON ! PICTURES1 & ! SILV] ( ! 
LU/]S & C&LE/ICKS1 & ! /ONES ( ! FLOOR1 & ! 
RUGS1 & ! BANN]S ABOVE 9 ! *OIR1 & ! /EPS ( ! 
ALT>1 & ! OLD BLACK5$ BOOKS1 & ! CASSOCKS & 
SURPLICES--ALL W]E FLOOD$ ) LI<T4 ,ON ! RI<T SIDE ( ! 
W>M *UR*1 9 ! CR[D ( FROCK COATS & :ITE TIES1 UNI=MS 
& BROADCLO?1 VELVET1 SAT91 HAIR & FL[]S1 B>E %\LD]S 
& >MS & LONG GLOVES1 !RE WAS DISCREET BUT LIVELY 
CONV]SATION ?AT E*O$ /RANGELY 9 ! HI< CUPOLA4 ,EV]Y 
TIME !RE WAS HE>D ! CREAK ( ! OP5$ DOOR ! 
CONV]SATION 9 ! CR[D DI$ AWAY1 & EV]YBODY LOOK$ R\ND 
EXPECT+ TO SEE ! BRIDE & BRIDEGROOM COME 94 ,BUT ! DOOR 
HAD OP5$ MORE ?AN T5 TIMES1 & EA* TIME IT WAS EI!R A 
BELAT$ GUE/ OR GUE/S1 :O JO9$ ! CIRCLE ( ! 9VIT$ ON 
! RI<T1 OR A SPECTATOR1 :O HAD ELUD$ OR S(T5$ ! POLICE 
(FIC]1 & W5T TO JO9 ! CR[D ( \TSID]S ON ! LEFT4 
,BO? ! GUE/S & ! \TSIDE PUBLIC HAD BY N[ PASS$ ?R\< 
ALL ! PHASES ( ANTICIPATION4 

,AT FIR/ !Y IMAG9$ ?AT ! BRIDE & BRIDEGROOM W\LD >RIVE 
IMM$IATELY1 & ATTA*$ NO IMPORTANCE AT ALL TO !IR BE+ 
LATE4 ,!N !Y BEGAN TO LOOK MORE & MORE (T5 T[>DS ! 
DOOR1 & TO TALK ( :E!R ANY?+ C\LD HAVE HAPP5$4 ,!N 
! LONG DELAY BEGAN TO BE POSITIVELY DISCOM=T+1 & 
RELATIONS & GUE/S TRI$ TO LOOK AS IF !Y W]E NOT ?9K+ 
( ! BRIDEGROOM BUT W]E 5GROSS$ 9 CONV]SATION4 

,! HEAD DEACON1 AS ?\< TO REM9D !M ( ! VALUE ( HIS 
TIME1 C\<$ IMPATI5TLY1 MAK+ ! W9D[-PANES QUIV] 9 
!IR FRAMES4 ,9 ! *OIR ! BOR$ *ORI/]S C\LD BE HE>D 
TRY+ !IR VOICES & BL[+ !IR NOSES4 ,! PRIE/ WAS 
CONT9UALLY S5D+ FIR/ ! BEADLE & !N ! DEACON TO F9D 
\T :E!R ! BRIDEGROOM HAD NOT COME1 MORE & MORE (T5 HE 
W5T HIMSELF1 9 A LILAC VE/M5T & AN EMBROID]$ SA%1 TO ! 
SIDE DOOR1 EXPECT+ TO SEE ! BRIDEGROOM4 ,AT LA/ ONE ( ! 
LADIES1 GLANC+ AT H] WAT*1 SAID1 0,IT REALLY IS /RANGE1 
?\<60 & ALL ! GUE/S BECAME UNEASY & BEGAN L\DLY 
EXPRESS+ !IR WOND] & DISSATISFACTION4 ,ONE ( ! 
BRIDEGROOM'S BE/ M5 W5T TO F9D \T :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,KITTY 
MEAN:ILE HAD LONG AGO BE5 QUITE READY1 & 9 H] :ITE DRESS 
& LONG VEIL & WREA? ( ORANGE BLOSSOMS %E WAS /&+ 9 
! DRAW+-ROOM ( ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' H\SE ) H] SI/]1 
,MADAME ,LVOVA1 :O WAS H] BRIDAL-MO!R4 ,%E WAS LOOK+ \T ( 
! W9D[1 & HAD BE5 = OV] HALF AN H\R ANXI\SLY 
EXPECT+ TO HE> FROM ! BE/ MAN ?AT H] BRIDEGROOM WAS AT 
! *UR*4 

,LEV9 MEAN:ILE1 9 HIS TR\S]S1 BUT )\T HIS COAT & 
WAI/COAT1 WAS WALK+ TO & FRO 9 HIS ROOM AT ! HOTEL1 
CONT9UALLY PUTT+ HIS HEAD \T ( ! DOOR & LOOK+ UP & 
D[N ! CORRIDOR4 ,BUT 9 ! CORRIDOR !RE WAS NO SIGN ( ! 
P]SON HE WAS LOOK+ = & HE CAME BACK 9 DESPAIR1 & 
FRANTICALLY WAV+ HIS H&S ADDRESS$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 :O 
WAS SMOK+ S]5ELY4 

0,WAS EV] A MAN 9 SU* A FE>FUL FOOL'S POSITION80 HE SAID4 

0,YES1 IT IS /UPID10 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ASS5T$1 SMIL+ 
SOO?+LY4 0,BUT DON'T WORRY1 IT'LL BE BR\<T DIRECTLY40 

0,NO1 :AT IS TO BE DONE60 SAID ,LEV91 ) SMO!R$ FURY4 0,& 
!SE FOOLS ( OP5 WAI/COATS6 ,\T ( ! QUE/ION60 HE SAID1 
LOOK+ AT ! CRUMPL$ FRONT ( HIS %IRT4 0,& :AT IF ! 
?+S HAVE BE5 TAK5 ON TO ! RAILWAY /ATION60 HE RO>$ 9 
DESP]ATION4 

0,!N Y\ MU/ PUT ON M9E40 

0,I \<T TO HAVE DONE SO LONG AGO1 IF AT ALL40 

0,IT'S NOT NICE TO LOOK RIDICUL\S4444 ,WAIT A BIT6 IT WILL 
COME R\ND40 

,! PO9T WAS ?AT :5 ,LEV9 ASK$ = HIS EV5+ SUIT1 ,K\ZMA1 
HIS OLD S]VANT1 HAD BR\<T HIM ! COAT1 WAI/COAT1 & 
EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS WANT$4 

0,BUT ! %IRT60 CRI$ ,LEV94 

0,Y\'VE GOT A %IRT ON10 ,K\ZMA ANSW]$1 ) A PLACID SMILE4 

,K\ZMA HAD NOT ?\<T ( LEAV+ \T A CLEAN %IRT1 & ON 
RECEIV+ 9/RUCTIONS TO PACK UP EV]Y?+ & S5D IT R\ND TO 
! ,%T*]BATSKYS' H\SE1 FROM :I* ! Y\NG PEOPLE W]E TO 
SET \T ! SAME EV5+1 HE HAD DONE SO1 PACK+ EV]Y?+ BUT 
! DRESS SUIT4 ,! %IRT WORN S9CE ! MORN+ WAS CRUMPL$ 
& \T ( ! QUE/ION ) ! FA%IONABLE OP5 WAI/COAT4 ,IT 
WAS A LONG WAY TO S5D TO ! ,%T*]BATSKYS'4 ,!Y S5T \T TO 
BUY A %IRT4 ,! S]VANT CAME BACK2 EV]Y?+ WAS %UT UP--IT 
WAS ,SUNDAY4 ,!Y S5T TO ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S & BR\<T A 
%IRT--IT WAS IMPOSSIBLY WIDE & %ORT4 ,!Y S5T F9ALLY TO 
! ,%T*]BATSKYS' TO UNPACK ! ?+S4 ,! BRIDEGROOM WAS 
EXPECT$ AT ! *UR* :ILE HE WAS PAC+ UP & D[N HIS ROOM 
LIKE A WILD BEA/ 9 A CAGE1 PEEP+ \T 9TO ! CORRIDOR1 & 
) HORROR & DESPAIR RECALL+ :AT ABSURD ?+S HE HAD SAID 
TO ,KITTY & :AT %E MI<T BE ?9K+ N[4 

,AT LA/ ! GUILTY ,K\ZMA FLEW PANT+ 9TO ! ROOM ) ! 
%IRT4 

0,ONLY JU/ 9 TIME4 ,!Y W]E JU/ LIFT+ IT 9TO ! VAN10 
SAID ,K\ZMA4 

,?REE M9UTES LAT] ,LEV9 RAN FULL SPE$ 9TO ! CORRIDOR1 NOT 
LOOK+ AT HIS WAT* = FE> ( AGGRAVAT+ HIS SUFF]+S4 

0,Y\ WON'T HELP MATT]S LIKE ?IS10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ) 
A SMILE1 HURRY+ ) MORE DELIB]ATION AFT] HIM4 0,IT WILL 
COME R\ND1 IT WILL COME R\ND 444 ,I TELL Y\40 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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