Nevertheless, Ben
accompanied Saul part of the way, and got off with Mr. Bigglethorpe. The
patient was tired when Collingwood was reached, but recovered in the
parlour car and arrived in Toronto in good condition, and able to
introduce his bride to Mrs. Marsh. Mr. Douglas and he got together their
portable effects, and Mrs. Douglas increased her travelling impedimenta.
The party then left in time to see the glorious fall scenery of the
Hudson in the morning, and reached New York in abundance of leisure.
Coristine's imperious wife insisted that he should begin at once to
spend her fortune, saying that was the only reason for her marrying him;
but the invalid, otherwise so biddable, was very firm on this point, and
represented that his bank account was far from exhausted. They were
hardly on the steamer, when Mrs. Carruthers ran forward and fell into an
old man's arms. It was Mr. Terry, who had bidden them an affectionate
farewell at Bridesdale, and had then taken the stage in their wake to
give them all a grand surprise. The weather was fine, the equinoctials
all past, and the sea gently flowing.
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