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A Book of Burlesques 93The Clergyman

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A Book of Burlesques 93

The Clergyman

MenckenEnglish
(Interrupting suavely) But let us proceed. The ceremony must not be lengthened unduly, however interesting. We now approach the benediction.
(Dipping his gloved hands into the basin of bichloride, he joins the right hands of THE BRIDE and THE BRIDEGROOM.)

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Mencken — A Book of Burlesques (H. L. Mencken) (author lived 1880–1956). Public Domain. H. L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #22145. Source

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A Book of Burlesques 94

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