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Rh At this moment Bambi returned, and sensed the situation.

“Oh, I didn’t expect you back, Father Professor. This is Jarvis. You see he’s come. He has no objection at all to my marrying him, so I got a minister.”

“A minister? You got him?”

“Yes, you see Jarvis is busy. There is no need of our waiting, so we are going to be married in half an hour or so.”

“To-day? Here?”

“Yes, right here, as soon as Jarvis finishes this scene.”

“Is he going to occupy my library permanently?” wailed the Professor.

“No, no. I’ll fix him a place on the top floor.”

“He’s not at all my choice,” said Professor Parkhurst firmly, gazing at the unconscious Jocelyn. “You can see by the way he tosses paper about that he is neither methodical nor orderly.”

“Those are husband traits that I can do without, thank you.”

Ardelia appeared.

“‘Scuse me, but yo’ all expectin’ the preacher up here? He say Miss Bambi tol’ him to cum here at eleben o’clock.”