“There's no marriage in heaven,” went on Tom Brangwen; “but on earth there is marriage.”

“That's the difference between 'em,” said Alfred Brangwen, mocking.

“Alfred,” said Tom Brangwen, “keep your remarks till afterwards, and then we'll thank you for them.-= — There's very little else, on earth, but marriage.

You can talk about making money, or saving souls. You can save your own soul seven times over, and you may have a mint of money, but your soul goes gnawin', gnawin', gnawin', and it says there's something it must have. In heaven there is no marriage. But on earth there is marriage, else heaven drops out, and there's no bottom to it.”

“Just hark you now,”