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 first evasion from Prince's Gate will, of course, be made in a taxicab."

Captain Croome accepted this plan with enthusiasm. He committed as much of it as was necessary to writing, filled up the letter with gratitude and devotion, and Pollyooly delivered it safely to the now impatient Grizel at the corner of the very same clump of bushes at which she had delivered the last.

That afternoon the Honorable John Ruffin devoted to assisting his friend to procure the special license, by the process of false entry, and the wedding-ring.

At ten o'clock the next morning he said to Pollyooly, "Take your brother to your friend, Mrs. Brown, and leave him in her charge. Then put on your finest attire and prepare to accompany me to the church. Young women in the process of getting married like to have one of their own sex with them, and Lady Grizel knows you. You will therefore be an excellent person to discharge the function of bridesmaid."

Pollyooly made haste to carry out his instructions. She took the Lump to Mrs. Brown, and came back