In 1883, the twins, by then also quite fluent in Greek, travelled to Athens and other parts of Greece. beginning a lifelong affectionate relationship with Greek Orthodoxy, whose monks occupied Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai. On 11 September 1883, Margaret married James Young Gibson, a scholar trained for the ministry, but then working on translations; and in 1887, Agnes married Samuel Savage Lewis, librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Samuel had also trained as a clergyman. Each marriage was soon ended with the death of the husband. Margaret's marriage only lasted slightly over three years.