“Cassandra, do you realize that in fifteen minutes you will be my wife? It will be a great change for you, dearest. In spite of all I can do, you may be sad sometimes, and I may ask of you things you don’t want to do.”

“I’ve been sad already in my life, and done things I didn’t want to do. I don’t guess you could change that — only God could.”

“And you don’t feel in the least disturbed? Your heart doesn’t beat any harder nor your breath come quicker? Tell me how you feel.”

She smiled and drew a long breath. “I don’t know how it is. Everything is right peaceful and sweet outside — the sky and the hills and all the birds — even the wind is still in the trees, like everything was waiting for something good to happen.”