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 "So 'tis, so 'tis, my dear," answered her husband soothingly.

"Then why in the world's name didn't you come?"

"Business, my dear, business," answered the sparrow with a very important air; "business before pleasure, you know."

"A likely story! As if you ever did a day's work in your life! All my friends told me how 'twould be if I married you!"

"Then what made you do it, my love?" said the sparrow in a very sweet voice, dropping a kiss on the back of the little head that was turned away so persistently.

"Because I was a fool, I suppose," answered the bright-eyed sparrow; "I don't know any other reason. There was that other one that wanted me to have him,—well off and a hard-working fellow. I don't know why in the world I didn't take him, instead of a vain, lazy, flirting fellow like you!"