of hers, a General Seaton. She looked very sweet, but very
pale, though she smiled faintly at the children. Then hand in hand
they walked up the aisle behind her, and the service began. Bobby
recognised Miss Robsart in one of the seats at the top of the church,
there was also Miss Denton, Lady Isobel's Indian friend; the rest of
the company were not known to the children. Much of the service was
unintelligible to Bobby, but he drew a sigh of relief when he saw his
Uncle Mortimer take Lady Isobel's hand in his.

'She won't be frightened now he's holding her,' he whispered to True;
'but I seed her hands quite shake just now.'

It was soon over, and the little party went into the vestry. Then it
was that Lady Isobel put her arms right round Bobby and kissed him
passionately, and when he looked up at her he saw that her eyes were
full of tears.

'Aren't you happy?' he asked.

She gave a little sob.

'Oh yes, darling; but grown-up people always have sadness mixed with
their gladness,' she said.

Bobby pondered over this. It all seemed bustle and confusion now. He
and True drove to the hotel with a strange lady and gentleman who
discussed the bride and bridegroom without taking any notice of the
children.

'I'm thankful she has married again. She was not cut out for a
solitary woman.'

'He's a very decent chap--known her all his life, hasn't he?'

'Yes; I always did think they were attached years ago; but he had no
money, and her parents were ambitious and kept them apart. I was at
her first marriage, and she seemed almost afraid of her bridegroom, I
fancied. I believe affection came afterwards, but it certainly was a
match made up by her parents in the first instance.'

'A wedding is a severe ordeal.'

'I love a wedding,' announced Bobby, staring at the speaker solemnly.
'When I grows up I shall have as many as I can of my own.'

The laughter that followed this statement offended him. He relapsed
into silence, even though he was pressed to say how many wives he was
intending to have. They reached the hotel, and went into lunch with
the other guests.

'It is a real old-fashioned wedding breakfast,' said one lady. 'Why
have you had the ceremony so early, General Seaton?'

'They want to catch the midday train for the Lakes,' he responded.

Bobby and True were well looked after, and thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.

Just before bride and bridegroom departed, Mr. Egerton called Bobby to
his side.