ous silk, with lilies at her
breast and the gleam of scarlet corals in her fair hair and at her
white throat.

Let those who have been so blessed as to live through such moments
imagine them. And, alas! for those who cannot say with a smile, "I
know; I know." In this marriage, the bride and bridegroom's joy was
doubled by being so enthusiastically shared. It was not only the
preacher who gave them the benediction; they walked through an
atmosphere so full of kindness and good-will and good wishes that they
could do nothing at all but smile, and smile, and smile again to the
"God bless you, dears," which greeted them at every step.

Then the clerk spread open the book and the preacher put the pen into
the bride's hand. She looked at her husband; she looked at her mother;
she hesitated a moment, and then wrote boldly--not Denasia--but--

"_Denas._"

Neither father nor mother disputed the name. They certified it with
their own names, and then passed with their children into the
sunshine. The congregation were waiting outside. They parted and made
a way between them for the bride and the bridegroom to take; and so
standing there, watched them go hand-in-hand up the hillside to the
pretty vine-covered house which was to be their future home. To mortal
eyes they seemed to walk alone, but they did not. They had right
welcome company, for--

"Love took them softly by the hand,
Love led them through their own dear door,
And showed them in the sea and land
Beauty they had not known before--
Never before: O Love! sweet Love!

"And now it cannot pass away;
They see it wheresoe'er they go;
And in their hearts by night and day
Its gladness singeth to and fro,
By night and day: O Love! sweet Love!"

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Transcriber Notes

Typographical inconsistencies have been changed and are listed below.

Hyphenation standardized.

Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling is preserved, including
Rosetti/Rossetti and Giberaltar. Author's punctuation style is also
preserved.

Passages in italics indicated by _underscores_.

Passages in bold indicated by =equal signs=.

Transcriber Changes

The following changes were made to the original text:

Page 25: Was 'wth' (She sat down in a large chair =with= her back to
the light and shut her eyes.)

Page 93: Added double quote (Some will never come back =again!'"=)

Page 98: Added pe