to them
...”
“There
they come
!”
breathed
the best
man
excitedly;
but the
bridegroom
knew
better.
The
cautious
opening of
the door
of the
church
meant only
that Mr.
Brown the
livery-stable
keeper
(gowned in
black in
his
intermittent
character
of sexton)
was taking
a
preliminary
survey of
the scene
before
marshalling
his
forces.
The door
was softly
shut
again;
then after
another
interval
it swung
majestically
open, and
a murmur
