I was allowed to choose the material and fashion of my wedding suit and hat myself , but almost everything else was settled by Aunt Philippa . I did n't mind ; it was a relief to be rid of all responsibility ; I did protest when she declared her intention of having a big wedding and asking all the cousins and semi-cousins on the island , but Aunt Philippa swept my objections lightly aside . `` I 'm bound to have one good wedding in this house , '' she said . `` Not likely I 'll ever have another chance . '' She found time amid all the baking and concocting to warn me frequently not to take it too much to heart if Mark failed to come after all . `` I know a man who jilted a girl on her wedding day . That 's the men for you . It 's best to be prepared . '' But Mark did come , getting there the evening before our wedding day . And then a severe blow fell on Aunt Philippa . Word came from the manse that Mr. Bentwell had been suddenly summoned to Nova Scotia to his mother 's deathbed ; he had started that night . `` That 's the men for you , '' said Aunt Philippa bitterly . `` Never can depend on one of them , not even on a minister . What 's to be done now ? '' `` Get another minister , '' said Mark easily . `` Where 'll you get him ? '' demanded Aunt Philippa . `` The minister at Cliftonville is away on his vacation , and Mercer is vacant , and that leaves none nearer than town . It wo n't do to depend on a town minister being able to come . No , there 's no help for it .
You 'll have XXXXX have that Methodist man . ''
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