`` I 've got enough money left out of my last month 's allowance because I did n't waste it all on candy as you did . You 'll have to pay me back when you get your next month 's jink , remember . I 'll ask the conductor to tell us when we get to Marsden . Uncle Fred 's house is n't far from the station , and we 'll be sure to know it by all the cherry trees round it . '' It sounded easy , and it was easy . We had a jolly ride , and finally the conductor came along and said , `` Here 's your jumping-off place , kiddies . '' Johnny did n't like being called a kiddy , but I saw the conductor 's eye resting admiringly on my blue silk hat and I forgave him . Marsden was a pretty little village , and away up the road we saw Uncle Fred 's place , for it was fairly smothered in cherry trees all white with lovely bloom . We started for it as fast as we could go , for we knew we had no time to lose . It is perfectly dreadful trying to hurry when you have on high-heeled shoes , but I said nothing and just tore along , for I knew Johnny would have no sympathy for me . We finally reached the house and turned in at the open gate of the lawn . I thought everything looked very peaceful and quiet for a wedding to be under way and I had a sickening idea that it was too late and it was all over . `` Nonsense ! '' said Johnny , cross as a bear , because he was really afraid of it too . `` I suppose everybody is inside the house . No , there are two people over there by that bench . Let us go and ask them if this is the right place , because if it is n't we have no time to lose . '' We ran across the lawn to the two people . One of them was a young lady , the very prettiest young lady I had ever seen . She was tall and stately , just like the heroine in a book , and she had lovely curly brown hair and big blue eyes and the most dazzling complexion .
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