"I thought the parson would say some words, and we might be man and
wife," she said. "You could send him the license, whatever that means,
by-and-bye, Will-but I'm _sure_ the parson would say the good
words over us to-night, and then we might go away together. There's
a deal of things can be done, if one but tried; and you and me needn't
have our hearts broke because we must wait for daylight to get that
bit of paper. Oh, Will, let's go together and find the parson. Dear
Will, darling, let's go at once!-let's ax him, leastways-and if he
says nay, we'll abide by it. Let's go, Will, now, this very minute.
Let's find the parson, and abide by his nay or his yea!"
Will, bewildered, agitated by Bet's suffering and despair, yielded a
somewhat unwilling assent.
"But I must go to my lodgings first," he said. "For I ha' got some
money to change. Ef the parson can be found, and ef he'll wait for his
license until to-morrow, and say the good words over us to-night,
Bet, why, we can cross to Birkenhead by the last boat this evening.
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