`` I think I can suggest a better plan , '' he said gently and tenderly . `` Suppose you stay here -- as my wife . I 've always wanted to ask you that but I feared it was no use because I knew Louisa would oppose it and I did not think you would consent if she did not . I think , '' the doctor leaned forward and took Mary Isabel 's fluttering hand in his , `` I think we can be very happy here , dear . '' Mary Isabel flushed crimson and her heart beat wildly . She knew now that she loved Dr. Hamilton -- and Tom would have liked it -- yes , Tom would . She remembered how Tom hated the thought of his sisters being old maids . `` I -- think -- so -- too , '' she faltered shyly . `` Then , '' said the doctor briskly , `` what is the matter with our being married right here and now ? '' `` Married ! '' `` Yes , of course . Here we are in a state where no licence is required , a minister in the house , and you all dressed in the most beautiful wedding silk imaginable . You must see , if you just look at it calmly , how much better it will be than going up to Mrs. Kemble 's and thereby publishing your difference with Louisa to all the village . I 'll give you fifteen minutes to get used to the idea and then I 'll call Jim down . '' Mary Isabel put her hands to her face . `` You -- you 're like a whirlwind , '' she gasped . `` You take away my breath . '' `` Think it over , '' said the doctor in a businesslike voice . Mary Isabel thought -- thought very hard for a few moments . What would Tom have said ?
Was it probable XXXXX Tom would have approved of such marrying in haste ?
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