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4、OTHEWEDDING''Wooedandmarriedanda'.''Edith!'saidMargaret,gently,'Edith!'But,asMargarethalfsuspected,Edithhadfallenasleep.Shelaycurleduponthesofainthebackdrawing-roominHarleyStreet,lookingverylovelyinherwhitemuslinandblueribbons.IfTitaniahadeverbeendressedinwhitemuslinandblueribbons,andhadfallenas
5、leeponacrimsondamasksofainabackdrawing-room,Edithmighthavebeentakenforher.Margaretwasstruckafreshbyhercousinsbeauty.Theyhadgrownuptogetherfromchildhood,andallalongEdithhadbeenremarkeduponbyeveryone,exceptMargaret,forherprettiness;butMargarethadneverthoughtaboutituntilthelastfewdays,whentheprospe
6、ctofsoonlosinghercompanionseemedtogiveforcetoeverysweetqualityandcharmwhichEdithpossessed.Theyhadbeentalkingaboutweddingdresses,andweddingceremonies;andCaptainLennox,andwhathehadtoldEdithaboutherfuturelifeatCorfu,wherehisregimentwasstationed;andthedifficultyofkeepingapianoingoodtune(adifficultyw
7、hichEdithseemedtoconsiderasoneofthemostformidablethatcouldbefallherinhermarriedlife),andwhatgownssheshouldwantinthevisitstoScotland,whichwouldimmediatelysucceedhermarriage;butthewhisperedtonehadlatterlybecomemoredrowsy;andMa
