y.

At times, during the ceremony, low sobs were audible; they came from
Madeleine's _employees_, who could not wholly control their grief, as
the certainty of losing their gentle mistress forced itself upon them.

The newly made wives passed out of the church conducted by their
husbands and returned to Madeleine's residence.

During the collation the brides stood together at the head of the table.
The French ambassador and Mr. Walton were the life of the festive board,
and infused an element of gayety which the small assemblage would have
lacked without their aid, for a happy silence had fallen upon the
nuptial party. Besides these gentlemen, Mr. Meredith and Mr. Hilson were
the only strangers present.

The brides left the company to assume their travelling attire; but
Madeleine, before she made this change, stole to the apartment where her
needle-women were at table, with Victorine at the head, and spoke a word
of kindly farewell to each, in turn. There were no dry eyes in that
room.

Maurice was more than satisfied with Madeleine's approval of the
pleasant abode he had chosen. Many and joyous were the years he and his
beloved companion passed under that roof. One year after their marriage
it also sheltered for a time Gaston and Bertha. Madame de Gramont died
soon after her return to Brittany.

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