More than once , or twice , or thrice , in the long thoughtful night , they showed her to him sitting on her favourite seat , with her bent head , her hands clasped on her brow , her falling hair . As he had seen her last . And when they found her thus , they neither turned nor looked upon him , but gathered close round her , and comforted and kissed her , and pressed on one another , to show sympathy and kindness to her , and forgot him altogether . Thus the night passed . The moon went down ; the stars grew pale ; the cold day broke ; the sun rose . The Carrier still sat , musing , in the chimney-corner . He had sat there , with his head upon his hands , all night . All night the faithful Cricket had been Chirp , Chirp , Chirping on the Hearth . All night he had listened to its voice . All night the Household Fairies had been busy with him . All night she had been amiable and blameless in the glass , except when that one shadow fell upon it . He rose up when it was broad day , and washed and dressed himself . He could n't go about his customary cheerful avocations -- he wanted spirit for them -- but it mattered the less that it was Tackleton 's wedding-day , and he had arranged to make his rounds by proxy . He had thought to have gone merrily to church with Dot . But such plans were at an end . It was their own wedding-day too . Ah ! how little he had looked for such a close to such a year ! The Carrier expected that Tackleton would pay him an early visit ; and he was right . He had not walked to and fro before his own door many minutes , when he saw the toy merchant coming in his chaise along the road .
As the chaise drew nearer , he perceived XXXXX Tackleton was dressed out sprucely for his marriage , and that he had decorated his horse 's head with flowers and favours .
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