`` And you just as good as said you hoped somebody you knew would die so you 'd get to the funeral . '' `` No , no , I did n't . I did n't mean that AT ALL , Felicity . I do n't want anybody to die ; but what I meant was , if anybody I knew HAD to die there might be a chance to go to the funeral . I 've never been to a single funeral yet , and it must be so interesting . '' `` Well , do n't mix up talk about funerals with talk about weddings , '' said Felicity . `` It is n't lucky . I think Miss Reade is simply throwing herself away , but I hope she 'll be happy . And I hope the Awkward Man will manage to get married without making some awful blunder , but it 's more than I expect . '' `` The ceremony is to be very private , '' said the Story Girl . `` I 'd like to see them the day they appear out in church , '' chuckled Dan . `` How 'll he ever manage to bring her in and show her into the pew ? I 'll bet he 'll go in first -- or tramp on her dress -- or fall over his feet . '' `` Maybe he wo n't go to church at all the first Sunday and she 'll have to go alone , '' said Peter . `` That happened in Markdale . A man was too bashful to go to church the first time after getting married , and his wife went alone till he got used to the idea . '' `` They may do things like that in Markdale but that is not the way people behave in Carlisle , '' said Felicity loftily . Seeing the Story Girl slipping away with a disapproving face I joined her . `` What is the matter , Sara ? '' I asked .
`` I hate to hear them talking like that about XXXXX Reade and Mr. Dale , '' she answered vehemently .
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