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WEDDINGS IN FICTION

[BY "PENGUIN IN TAR LONDON

OBSERVER."

When I say that these notes were written on the day of the Royal wedding, you will, I hope, agree that marriages in fiction were my only possiblo subject. And, to plunge in media res, the oddest marriage know, either in or out of fiction, is the one that astonished Pip so much, in "Great Ex- pectations

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We went towards Camberwell Green, and when we were thereabouts, Wemmick, said suddenly : "Hallo! Here's a church í”.

There was nothing very surprising, in that; but again 1 was rathor anrprised when he said, as if he were animated by a brilliant idea:

Let's Lets go in ! We went in, Wemmick

fishing Fod in the

all round. porch, and looking his "Halina said Wemmick. Hero's Miss Skifflos! Let's have a wedding.

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best- man, to the bridegroom, while a little limp pew-opener in a soft

mande a feint of being the bosom friend Miss Skitini. The responsibility of giving the lady away devolved upon the Aged, which led to the clergyman's being naintan tionally scandalised, and it lappenal thas When he said, Who girath this woman to be married to this man?" the old, gentle man, not in the least knowing

What

Point in the ceremony we had arrived at, stood most aminbly Leaming at the ten command; inants. Upon which, the clergyman said again to this

SAVE s woman to be The old gentle-

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ble unenpsciousness, the bride Nor

being *till in a state of most

cried out in his accustomed to which Aged P., you know, who giveth

briskness, be

the Aged replied with g All right, John, fore saying that he gave,

all right, my boy !' And the clergyman came to so gloomy a pause upon it, that I had doubts for the moment whether wo should ges completely married that day.

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A new

At an earlier wedding in Gction the clergy. man was still more perturbed by the behavi our of the contracting parties. The Vicar of Wakefield had to reprove the levity of his son and daughter on the day they were both married, for, as

as he says, as they were now their ceremony. preparing for a very solemn laughter entirely displeased me."

Nor was that the only cause he had for displeasure:-

dilemma arose, In church

which promised no easy solution. This was, ple should be married first; which couple my son's bride warmly insisted that Lady Thornhill (that as to be) should take the lead; but this ing she would not be guilty other refused with equal ariour, protesting of such rudeness for, the world. The argu- time bo- ment was supported for some

obstinacy

And tween both with eqaz!

all this time good inceling. But as I stool

ed of the contestat que

my book ready, I was at last quile

and shutting it,

perceive," cried I,

+of

you have

a mind to be married, and think we had as good go back again, for-I suppose there will be no business tune bere today." This. at once reduced them to reason. The barnet and his lady were first married and that my son and his lovely

ale partner

Tom Jones's marriage was a private affair, because of his Sophia's determination to keep it as secret as possible, and of the actual ceremony we are only told that "she had that morning giren her hand to Jones in the chapel at Doctors

Me Allworthy, Mr.. Wester, where

and Mrs. Miller were the only persons present. We

little more about know!

Rolerick Random's- marriage to Narcison "I received this ines. timable gift of Providence as becaine me," that rather questionable hero inferius us; and in a little time the clergyman did his office, my uncle, at his own earnest re-

of 转 father quest, acting the part my dear

to

Narciss who trembled very much, and had scarce safficient Wit

her under this great Bupport

cannot remember

of situation."

if Richardson's Pamela trembles also

similar

occasion, but nobody can doubt that Sir Charles Grandison's

on a

faultness when he raised Miss her was

to the

rank of Lady Grandison. Unfortunatley all we told of the ceremony is that crowds of people lined the way in our return from church as well as in our way to it; and bless- ings were pronounced upon the happy pair by hundreds at their lighting at Selby. House.

To write about marriages in fletion and not to mention Meredith's The Amazing " would, as Euclid is so fond of be absurd. Lord Fleetwood and Corinthia June were, as you will remember, married at Croridge village church, Admiral Baldwin being abeat because gout, the ferenst he ld ever knowit, chainedd him to his bed. His housekeeper: Mrs. Carthew, reported that nothing untoward had marred the ceremony:-

All

off correctly, Mrs. Carthew The response of the bride and bride- groom were particularly articulate."

said.

She took ocenion to praise the Earl of Fleetwood's

od's "ine fly provident con siderateurs for ins laide, inasmuch as he had

his vehicle." which was packed a lamper

four in-hand, driven by himself. Ailiniral Baldwin güired: “Bride inside?" "Hia lordship wore a rather low beaver and a buttoned white overcoat, not out of harmony with the bride's plain travelling

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dress."

He was informed: "The Countess of Fleet- wood at on the box on the left of my lord."

She had made no moan about the absence of bridesmaids.

She appearol.tou profoundly happy to meditate na instant upon deficiencies.

How did the bridegroom behave?” "Lord Fleetwood was very methodical lle is not, or, was not, voluntarily talker..

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Gwendoleth Harleth's marriage to Grand court in Daniel Deronda” is another that has been described fairly fully, but I pass. over these and many others in order to find room for an account of how, in "Framley Parsonage, Griselda Grantly became Mar

chiones of Hartletop:-

marriages in fiction archit

ceremony was performed by the although without assistance

were at the ceremony.

onght to be mentioned Mr. Domboy's to the dean, and the precentor, and two Edith Skewton, for example, with Major other Bagstock, "wearing a bale geranian:

Griseldropriety of conduct was quite

with which

his buttonhole," as Mr. Dombey's best equal to that of Olivia Proudie; indeed: man, and Cousin Feenix, giving away nothing could exceed the the bride, "Confound "it" Cousin and line aristocratic Siętesque grace: Feenix say

when we do get a rich she carried herself on the occasion. The service re city fellow into the family let us show three or four words which the him some attention; let us do something quired of her she said with ears and dignity: for him give thin woman to be there was neither sobbing nor crying to dis married to this man, saith Cousin Fes turb the work or embarass her friends, and nix, therefore. Cousin Feenix, meaning who signed her name in the church books: as 2: without a tremor and to go in a straight line, but turning off "Griselda Grantly”-

without a regret." sideways becaons of his wilfal legs, -givel

Griselds is not a young woman to win the wrong woman, to be married to this man, at first to wit, a bridesmaid of some much sympathy, but surely Trollope is condition, distinctly connected with the rather too hard on her when he tries family and ten years Mrs. Skewin's junior. to make tu dislike her eren at her wed

(Cantinuca að fost of next column.)

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