And Tiny was rather excited and very shy; and Baby very excited and rather shy. And everybody was there, only the Commander-in-Chief; and he sent Cooey with a writing instead. And Baby's mother sat in the front pew on the left and cried; and Tiny's mother in the front pew on the right and cried. But Tiny's mother cried most, for she cried _all_ the time; but Baby's mother smiled in between, and especially when Baby came up on the arm of the Colonel, her great friend. And the Fellows lined the aisle with swords. And they didn't cry, because they had no tears: they looked silly instead, but not sillier than the others, of whom there were lots, besides ladies. And the Junior Subaltern looked silliest of all because he was so pink; and all the time going pinker, because of the ladies. And he did want to marry them all, because of his kind heart; but he knew he couldn't, because you mayn't. And when he thought of that he went quite pale, so that they took him out, and gave him a drop of lime-juice and water off a feather in the porch, while the people crept out to see. Then they all came out of Church. And outside the porch Cooey fluttered down from the tower with the writing; which Tiny opened. And it was supposed to be written in blood, only red ink really: and it ran, _I will pay u for your snuk. Cheek!_ _St. J._ Then Tiny turned rather pale: for he knew the Commander-in-Chief never forgot, and never forgave. But when Baby said, "What is it?" he answered, "Only nothing," which was rather a favourite saying of his, and quite a lie; but not one to count. Then they all walked back to the Hall under the elms; and there was a squash. And everybody came, including the people, which they may in That Country. And in one room were the presents hung on to a wedding-tree, with the Boy over them to see you didn't take any, and Cooey strutting about the floor at the Colonel's heels, very proud and puffed up; and in the next Tiny and Baby stood in a row and shook hands with everybody, including the Queen, good old soul, who wiped her hands on her apron first. And Baby smiled and said, "Thank you _so_ much," about ten thousand times. And Tiny grinned and said, "I'm sure we shall," about the same. Only when the Junior Subaltern's turn came, he could think of nothing to say, so he looked foolish, instead. Then Baby gave him the nicest smile of all, and inside she said, "I will be a mother to this boy." But outside she said, "Thank you _so_ much." Then the Junior Subaltern's mouth opened out, and he answered, "What for?" So some of the Fellows came and took him away by the arms, though he screamed and struggled a good lot--as usual. And after that Tiny and Baby came out of doors. And the mothers stood on the steps in the sun, and waved, and cried, "Goobye! Gobblessu! Goobye!" And the people cheered, and shouted, "Pip! pip! pooray!"