Afterthisexhilaratingtraditionfromthewidowontheeveofthesolemnizationtheyrose，and，wishingtheirguestgood-night，retired。
ThenextmorningSue，whosenervousnessintensifiedwiththehours，tookJudeprivatelyintothesitting-roombeforestarting。`Jude，Iwantyoutokissme，asalover，incorporeally，’shesaid，tremulouslynestlinguptohim，withdamplashes。`Itwon’tbeeverlikethisanymore，willit！Iwishwehadn’tbegunthebusiness。ButIsupposewemustgoon。Howhorridthatstorywaslastnight！Itspoiltmythoughtsofto-day。Itmakesmefeelasifatragicdoomoverhungourfamily，asitdidthehouseofAtreus。’
`OrthehouseofJeroboam，’saidthequondamtheologian。
`Yes。Anditseemsawfultemerityinustwotogomarrying！I
amgoingtovowtoyouinthesamewordsIvowedintomyotherhusband，andyoutomeinthesameasyouusedtoyourotherwife；regardlessofthedeterrentlessonweweretaughtbythoseexperiments！’