`Nowwe’llstrutarmandarm,’hesaid,`likeanyotherengagedcouple。We’vealegalrightto。’
Theyrambledoutofthetown,andalongapathoverthelow-lyinglandsthatborderedit,thoughthesewerefrostynow,andtheextensiveseed-fieldswerebareofcolourandproduce。Thepair,however,weresoabsorbedintheirownsituationthattheirsurroundingswerelittleintheirconsciousness。
`Well,mydearest,theresultofallthisisthatwecanmarryafteradecentinterval。’
`Yes;Isupposewecan,’saidSue,withoutenthusiasm。
`Andaren’twegoingto?’