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through the formalities, so we can go to
Italy before the end of the winter."
Love lent him wings. He bought the
wedding presents without any haggling,
delivered over the apartment of "Madame" to the upholsterers, ordered a new
carriage, chose two chestnut horses of the
rarest beauty, and hurried the publication
of the bans. The parting dinner which he
gave to his friends is inscribed among the
records of the Cafd Anglais. His mistresses received his farewells and his
bracelets with restrained emotion.
The cards of invitation announced that
the ceremony would take place at the
church of Saint Thomas d'Aquin, on the
third of March, at one o'clock precisely.
It is unnecessary to say that the high altar had been engaged and all the mise en
scBne of first-class marriages.
On the third of March, at eight o'clock
in the morning, M. l'Ambert woke up with