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“”ThankGod！”hecried。”You”lldo。Come！Come！”
“”Whatthen？”Iasked。
“”Come，man，come；onlythreeminutes，oritwon”tbelegal。”
“Iwashalfdraggeduptothealtar，and，beforeIknewwhereI